NTSB SEA92LA165 — 1992-07-26 · SPOKANE, Washington, United States

Current FAA registration · N139CA

Make / Model: PIPER PA-24-260
Year of manufacture: 1966 · 26 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19660829
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A09CD3

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N139CA Piper PA-24-260 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PREMATURE LANDING FLARE BY THE RECENTLY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, AND HER FAILURE TO PROPERLY RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

Factual narrative

THE ACFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED, SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED TERRAIN. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS 14 GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS. THE PILOT WAS CERTIFICATED ON 10/23/91 AND HAD 15 HOURS TOTAL FLT TIME AS PIC IN THE PA24 ACFT. THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER, SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT, WHO HAD 544 HOURS FLT TIME AND 362 HOURS PIC TIME IN THE PIPER PA24 ACFT, TOOK NO CORRECTIVE ACTION DURING THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_SEA92LA165.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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