Accident Piper PA-32-301 N82009, Wednesday 4 December 1985
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Date:Wednesday 4 December 1985
Time:18:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA32 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-32-301
Owner/operator:S&g Flight Services
Registration: N82009
MSN: 32-8206033
Total airframe hrs:1142 hours
Engine model:Lycoming IO-540-K1G5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:San Jose, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Visalia, CA (2Q1)
Destination airport:San Jose, CA (KSJC)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
AFTER COMPLETING A PERSONAL FLIGHT THE PLT LANDED THE ACFT. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE 8899 FT-LONG BY 150 FT-WIDE RWY THE PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THERE WAS A 70 DEG, 8 KT. RIGHT X-WIND. THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY'S EDGE, ENTERED A SOFT SHOULDER & ABRUPTLY CAME TO A STOP UPON VEERING 90 DEG TO ITS COURSE. THE PLT, WHO HAD 28.6 HRS OF TIME IN THE MODEL ACFT, ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HAD SHE APPLIED MORE RUDDER & BRAKE PRESSURE THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX86LA060
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB LAX86LA060

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

20 May 1984 N82009 S & G Flight Service 0 San Jose, CA sub
28 January 1994 N82009 Private 0 Truckee, CA sub

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Revision history:

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