Piper PA-28R-200 N3084R

Summary

On 1 January 1983 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N3084R was involved in an accident near Upland, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 January 1983 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Upland, California, United States

Nearest airport

Cable (CCB)

Coordinates

33.9399, -117.9496

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N3084R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83FUG11

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 150 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING. THE PILOT SAID THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE KEPT FALLING AS HE PROGRESSED AROUND THE FIELD IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE ON THE BASE LEG. THE PILOT HAD LOWERED THE GEAR BUT NOT THE FLAPS. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THE RUNWAY WOULD NOT BE REACHED HE PICKED A LANDING SPOT AND LOWERED THE FLAPS. THE ROUGH AREA OF LANDING TORE OFF THE LANDING GEAR AND SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL SPRING STUD ASSEMBLY NUT WAS MISSING WITH THE STUD DETACHED FROM THE THROTTLE. THE STUD WAS PLACED IN POSITION ON THE THROTTLE ARM AND FELL AWAY AFTER ABOUT 15 CYCLES OF THROTTLE ACTUATION FROM THE COCKPIT. THE ENGINE HAD JUST BEEN OVERHAULED AND INSTALLED, AND AN ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON DECEMBER 11, 1982. TOTAL TIME SINCE WAS ABOUT 10 HOURS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.