Accident · 1991-04-30

NTSB case LAX91LA189 · PIPER PA 38-112 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-04-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA 38-112 (N2578L)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: GOLDEN EAGLE ENTERPRISES INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): GOLDEN EAGLE ENTERPRISES

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY WHILE ANALYZING THE FORECAST WINDS DURING PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND THE STRONG WIND CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED DURING HIS LANDING.

Source: NTSB case LAX91LA189

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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