ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38889
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| Date: | Saturday 17 October 1998 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Willard Atkin |
| Registration: | N6870F |
| MSN: | 28-7790170 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5158 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0 360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shelter Cove, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Little River, CA (O48) |
| (0Q5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Two airplanes were being flown to the airport. The first airplane landed and the occupants watched the second airplane approach. The pilot of the first airplane commented that the second airplane was coming down too steep and fast to land. Witnesses stated the second airplane landed past the halfway point of the 3,400 foot runway at a high speed. A passenger from the first airplane noticed smoke from the tires after touchdown and thought it was the brakes being applied. Witnesses heard full power applied. The airplane struck a chain link fence on the airport perimeter during liftoff, shearing the nose landing gear off. The airplane then proceeded down a slope, struck a building and equipment, and came to rest on rocks on the opposite shore of a water inlet. After heavy wave action, the airplane subsequently sank in the turbulent water and was not recovered.
Probable Cause: The pilot's excessive airspeed, failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and the delayed decision to initiate a go-around.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX99LA011
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Apr-2024 15:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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