Piper PA-28-180 N9009J

Summary

On 13 June 2004 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N9009J, operated by Christopher R. Padilla, was involved in an accident near Anza, 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.

Date

13 June 2004 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Anza, California, United States

Nearest airport

Lake Riverside Estates (54CL)

Coordinates

33.5208, -116.7967

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N9009J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Christopher R. Padilla

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anza → Anza

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX04CA238

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged altitude and speed, which resulted in an undershoot and a collision with a berm. Also causal was the control interference from the passenger.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane landed hard and short of the runway, impacting a berm, then became airborne briefly before colliding with multiple obstacles. The pilot-rated passenger was flying the airplane and overshot the final approach course. The pilot took over the control of the airplane and continued the approach at 75 knots with one notch of flaps extended. The pilot said that while on short final, the airplane "experienced a severe downdraft" that pushed the airplane to the ground. The airplane landed short of the runway and impacted a berm, after which the pilot intended to keep the airplane on the ground and stop. During the hard landing, the pilot-rated passenger grabbed the controls, applied full power, and pulled aft on the control yoke in an attempt to abort the landing. As the pilot fought with the passenger for the controls, the airplane experienced a "power on stall" and drifted to the left before impacting the ground again multiple times. The pilot reduced engine power and stopped the airplane. The weather observation facilities closest to the accident airport reported the wind between 8 and 11 knots. The pilot reported there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane and engine prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.