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| Date: | Wednesday 30 December 1992 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-236 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N129AB |
| MSN: | 28-7911303 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3083 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-J3A5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Bear, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | El Monte, CA (KEMT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH HE MADE A CORRECTION TO THE LEFT BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT HAD DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK. THE PILOT NOTED THAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT HE OBSERVED SNOW ON THE RUNWAY 'AT ABOUT OUR POINT OF ENTRY.' THE PILOT OF A PRECEDING AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT THE RUNWAY WAS DRY WHEN HE LANDED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA080
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 March 2009 | N129AB | Private | 2 | Pomona, California | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 07:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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