NTSB Identification: LAX86LA169.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 32670.
Accident occurred Tuesday, April 08, 1986 in HESPERIA, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 03/10/1988
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-181, registration: N5889V
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.DURING A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE STUDENT PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A 3910-FOOT-LONG RWY WHICH HAD ITS LANDING THRESHOLD DISPLACED BY 550 FEET. THE WIND WAS LIGHT & VARIABLE, & THE STUDENT PLT WAS LOW ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPORT'S PERIMETER FENCE. THE STUDENT PLT HAD A TOTAL OF 11.9 PIC HRS. & 52.7 DUAL FLIGHT HRS.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
PROPER ALTITUDE..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT..NOT SELECTED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
THROTTLE/POWER CONTROL..DELAYED..PILOT IN COMMAND
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