Piper PA-38-112 N2489P

Summary

On 12 March 2007 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2489P, operated by The Flight Center at Stockton, was involved in an accident near Groveland, California, United States. One person was 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

12 March 2007 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Groveland, California, United States

Nearest airport

Pine Mountain Lake (E45)

Coordinates

37.8617, -120.1778

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N2489P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

The Flight Center at Stockton

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stockton → Groveland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07CA105

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane landed long, veered off the runway, and collided with trees. The pilot flew over the airport and observed the windsock, which looked limp. He entered right traffic for runway 27 and noted the surrounding mountainous terrain. He did two rejected landings, and on the third attempt, he realized he was still high but felt that he could land in the first third of the runway. The airplane floated, and touched down in the last third of the runway. The airplane veered left off the runway, crossed a ditch, went down an embankment, and collided with trees. The pilot said there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.