Piper PA-20 N1441C

Summary

On 19 November 1988 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N1441C, operated by Hill, Brian, was involved in an accident near Chino, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 November 1988 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Chino, California, United States

Nearest airport

Chino (CNO)

Coordinates

33.9393, -117.7197

Aircraft

Piper PA-20

Registration

N1441C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hill, Brian

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX89LA051

Nobody was injured.

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 PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND GROUND LOOPED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST LANDING OF THE DAY AND THAT THEY WERE STAYING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RWY 26. THE PLT STATED THAT THE TOUCHDOWN AND LANDING WAS STRAIGHT, BUT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE PLANE STARTED A TURN TO THE LEFT FOLLOWED BY A SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER TO CORRECT, BUT THE ACFT WAS HEADING TOWARDS A CESSNA IN POSITION ON RWY 21 INTERSECTION. THEY CROSSED THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RWYS AND PRIOR TO REACHING RWY 21 THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION REVEALED THE TAILWHEEL STEERING ASSEMBLY DETENT PIN HAD SEPARATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.