Accident · 2000-08-10

NTSB case LAX00LA291 · Piper PA-28R-200 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-08-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-28R-200 (N200EG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the downdraft condition and subsequent failure to maintain proper glide path. A factor in the accident was the upsloping runway and nature of the terrain around the runway, which presented an optical illusion and lead the pilot to believe he was high.

Source: NTSB case LAX00LA291

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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