NTSB Identification: SEA85LA191.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 29076.
Accident occurred Sunday, May 19, 1985 in COALINGA, CA
Aircraft: PIPER PA-24-250, registration: N6927P
Injuries: 5 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.THE PLT MISTAKENLY LANDED ON A PVT AIRSTRIP AND DURING A X-WIND LANDING MADE A GO AROUND DUE TO A GUST OF WIND. THE ACFT STRUCK A DIRT BERM WITH THE RIGHT WING AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..DIRT BANK/RISING EMBANKMENT
Contributing Factors
LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT..LOW..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
WEATHER CONDITION..CROSSWIND
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