Accident · 1992-09-25

NTSB case LAX92LA402 · PIPER PA-32-300 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-09-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-32-300 (N3410M)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: HOWARD TONER Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HOWARD TONER — None Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

THE PILOT FAILED TO RECEIVE AVAILABLE WIND INFORMATION AND SELECTED THE WRONG LANDING RUNWAY. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR RELATED TO HIS EXPECTING THE LOCAL WIND TO BE COMING FROM THE SAME DIRECTION AS IT HAD BEEN REPORTED AT A NEIGHBORING AIRPORT.

Source: NTSB case LAX92LA402

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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