NTSB AVIATION ACCIDENT/INCIDENT DATABASE REPORT
LAX84FA367.html
1984 2s1m, within 1 mile of another airport.
General Information
Data Source: NTSB AVIATION ACCIDENT/INCIDENT DATABASE
Report Number: LAX84FA367
Local Date: 06/26/1984
Local Time: 1130 PDT
State: CA
City: WEAVERVILLE
Airport Name: LONNIE POOL FIELD/WEAVERV
Airport Id: O54
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Injury Severity: SERIOUS
Report Status: FINAL
Mid Air Collision: NO
Operations Information
Category of Operation: GENERAL AVIATION
Aircraft Type: AIRPLANE
Aircraft Damage: DESTROYED
Phase of Flight: 550 DESCENT
Aircraft Make/Model: PIPER PA-28-181
Operator Doing Business As:
Operator Name: NAVAJO AVIATION
Operator Code: E
Operator:
Owner Name: DENNIS L. & JANE HONEY PROWS
Narrative
WHEN THE PLT FILED A VFR FLT PLAN, HE STATED THAT HE WAS AWA RE THAT
THE ARPT AT WEAVERVILLE, CA, WAS A ONE WAY STRIP & THAT HE HAD A GUIDE
BOOK WHICH SHOWED THIS INFO. PUBLISHED P ROCEDURES CALLED FOR ACFT TO
"LAND ON RWY 36, TAKE-OFF RWY 18." A CAUTION NOTE STATED, "DUE HIGH
TERRAIN SURROUNDIN G FIELD AND STEEP RWY GRADIENT (3.5%), IF GO-AROUND
NECESSARY, START EARLY WHILE STILL HIGH. TREES AT N END ARE 175' HIGHER
THAN RWY 36 THRESHOLD! NO GO-AROUND AFTER TOUCH DOWN. NO TOUCH-AND-GO."
DURING ARRIVAL, THE ACFT WAS O BSERVED TO DESCEND TO ABOUT 15 TO 20 FT
AGL WITH APRX 2500 FT OF RWY REMAINING WHEN THE PLT INITIATED A
GO-AROUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES NORTH OF THE
ARPT, CRASHED & BURNED. THE PLT SAID THAT ON FINAL APCH, HE ENCOUNTERED
TURBULENT AIR & BELIEVED HE WAS HIGH ENOUGH TO GO AROUND; HOWEVER, HE
WAS UNABLE TO OUT CLIMB THE RISING TERRAIN. THE DENSITY ALT WAS APRX
4450 FT. WITNESSES REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM 180 DEG AT 4 KTS.
Sequence of Events
Occurrence #: 1 220 IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH OBJECT
Phase of Operation: 565 GO-AROUND (VFR)
Findings
Subject - Modifier - Personnel Cause/Factor
1a. 20000(S) - 2222(M) Factor
WEATHER CONDITION - TAILWIND
2b. 24523(S) - 3120(M) - 4000(P) Factor
DISTANCE - MISJUDGED - PILOT IN COMMAND
3b. 24506(S) - 3120(M) - 4000(P) Factor
AIRSPEED - MISJUDGED - PILOT IN COMMAND
4b. 24536(S) - 3104(M) - 4000(P) Cause
GO-AROUND - DELAYED - PILOT IN COMMAND
5b. 24526(S) - 3122(M) - 4000(P) Cause
CLEARANCE - NOT ATTAINED - PILOT IN COMMAND
6a. 20000(S) - 2212(M) Factor
WEATHER CONDITION - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
7a. 19200(S) - 2517(M) Factor
TERRAIN CONDITION - TREE(S)
Occurrence #: 2 230 IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER
Phase of Operation: 553 DESCENT - UNCONTROLLED
Findings
Subject - Modifier - Personnel Cause/Factor
Aircraft Information
Number of Seats: 4
Aircraft Use: PERSONAL
Type of Operation: 14 CFR 91
Domestic/International:
Passenger/Cargo:
Registration Number: 3070G
Air Carrier Operating Certificates: ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI
Aircraft Fire: ON GROUND
Injuries
Fatal Serious Minor None
Crew 0 1 0 0
Pass 0 1 1 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Invlvd 0 2 1 0
Landing Gear: TRICYCLE-FIXED
Certificated Maximum Gross Weight: 2550
Engine Make: LYCOMING
Engine Model: O-360-A4M
Number of Engines: 1
Engine Type: RECIPROCATING-CARBURETOR
Environment/Location Information
Basic Weather Conditions: VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC)
Wind Direction (deg): 180
Wind Speed (knots): 4
Visibility (sm): 75
Visibility RVR (ft): 0
Visibility RVV (sm): 0
Cloud Height Above Ground Level (ft): 0
Visibility Restrictions: NONE
Precipitation Type: NONE
Light Condition: DAYLIGHT
Departure Airport Id: 086
Departure City: TRINITY CENTER
Departure State: CA
Destination Airport Id: RDD
Destination City: REDDING
Destination State: CA
Flight Plan Filed: VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR)
ATC Clearance: VFR
VFR Approach/Landing: TRAFFIC PATTERN, GO AROUND
Event Location: OFF AIRPORT/AIRSTRIP
Pilot-in-Command
Certificates: PRIVATE
Ratings:
Plane: SINGLE ENGINE LAND
Non-Plane: NONE
Instrument: NONE
Had Current BFR: YES
Months Since Last BFR: 16
Medical Certificate: CLASS 3
Medical Certificate Validity: VALID MEDICAL-NO WAIVERS/LIMITATIONS
Flight Time (Hours)
Total : 103 Last 24 Hrs : 3
Make/Model : 103 Last 30 Days: 0
Instrument : 0 Last 90 Days: 4
Multi-Engine: 0 Rotorcraft : 0