Piper PA-24-260 N8805P
21 December 1997 · Healdsburg, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1997 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 registered N8805P was involved in an accident near Healdsburg, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Healdsburg, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Healdsburg Municipal (O31)
- Coordinates
- 38.6297, -122.8901
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-260
- Registration
- N8805P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Angwin → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX98LA062
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudged distance and altitude relationship to the runway during a short field approach, which resulted in an undershoot and a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was making a short field approach and had increased his airspeed above the recommended approach speed due to blowing winds. On short final he encountered what he described as a wind shear. He applied power and increased back pressure but was unable to prevent the aircraft from landing short of the runway. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft slid to a stop. A designated pilot examiner reported the pilot had failed his initial commercial flight test 6 days earlier, and during the test, had made a short field approach that was too high, too fast, and he had landed too long to meet standards.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-24-250 | Powell River, Canada | Westbo, Leonard A. JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1997 | Piper PA-24-250 | Bowling Green, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1997 | Piper PA-24-180 | Yakkama City, Florida, United States | Arlan Elroy Nuss | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-24-250 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Piper PA-24-250 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-24-180 | Arthur City, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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