Event LAX90LA005

1989-10-07 PASO ROBLES, California, United States Airport · PRB None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2515T

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

NAVION NAVION H

Year of manufacture

1968 · 21 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)

Seats / Engines

5 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19680625

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A25E4E

Registrant of record

WOODSIDE JASON S

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2515T Piper PA-38-112 None

Probable cause & findings

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSS WIND CONDITION.

Factual narrative

THE 44-HR STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO OBSERVE & UNDERSTAND THAT THE UNCONTROLLED ARPT'S 3 WINDSOCKS & WIND TEE WERE INDICATING THAT RWY 13 WAS FAVORABLE FOR LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED ON RWY 31, EXPERIENCED A RT QUARTERING TAILWIND, DRIFTED OFF THE LT SIDE OF THE RWY & NOSED OVER IN A PLOWED FIELD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_LAX90LA005.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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