Accident · 1989-05-01

NTSB case MIA89LA143 · PIPER PA-38-112 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-05-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-38-112 (N9306T)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: VANDENBERG AIRPORT, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): VANDENBERG AIRPORT, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR LANDING ALONG WITH FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER POINT OF TOUCHDOWN AND THE FAILURE TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND.

Source: NTSB case MIA89LA143

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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