NTSB LAX84LA094 — 1983-11-27 · OCEANSIDE, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N300T

Make / Model: PIPER PA-18-105 SPECIAL
Year of manufacture: 1953 · 30 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19690516
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A320FB

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N300T Piper PA-18-105 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING LANDING ROLL. THE PRIVATE PLT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR ACFT WAS MAKING HIS SECOND LANDING. AFTER ROLLING 150 FT THE ACFT MADE A SKIDDING RIGHT TURN AND VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THERWY. THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO OVERCOME THE TURN WITH LEFT BRAKE THE SKID MARKS FROM BOTH WHEELS WERE LEFT ON THE RWY. THE ACFT CROSSED THE FIELD AND HIT A FENCE. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE FAILED FROM PREVIOUS DAMAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX84LA094.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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