Piper PA-28-235 accident near Big Bear City, CA
On August 8, 2005, a Piper PA-28-235 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Big Bear City, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 8, 2005
- Place
- Big Bear City, CA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.251°N, 116.851°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050817X01265
Official records · LAX05FA262
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 8, 2005, at 1258 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-235, N8540W, veered off the runway during landing and impacted terrain at Big Bear City, California. The airplane was operated by the pilot-owner under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured, and the other passenger was seriously injured; the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed. The flight originated at Henderson Field, Las Vegas, Nevada, about 1130. Witnesses reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that they observed the airplane make a normal landing approach to runway 08 and flare. The engine suddenly went to full power, the nose pitched up, and then the airplane abruptly turned to the right. It then rolled to the right and impacted the ground inverted at the south edge of the airport boundary. Emergency crews located the airplane in a large drainage ditch. The plane was inverted and there was no fire. Statements were taken from eight witnesses. Two of the witnesses interviewed were located at the west end of the airport and had a view of the approach end of runway 08; however, the departure half of the runway is blocked from view by a hangar. They observed the accident airplane make an uneventful approach to landing (from the west), disappear behind the hangar, and then they heard a loud crash. Within a few seconds after hearing the crash, an airplane crossed by them in the opposite direction about 100 feet over the runway heading west. None of
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and adequate airspeed while executing an evasive maneuver during an aborted landing, which resulted in a cross-controlled accelerated stall and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the probable presence of another aircraft on the runway traveling in the opposite direction.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
