NONE · Piper PA-28-180 · 2005-07-02 · Yuma, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX05LA223
Event ID
20050706X00937
Type
Accident
Date
2005-07-02
Location
Yuma, AZ, USA
Coordinates
32.656387, -114.605834
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
4
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-180
Registration
N9254J
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudged distance and altitude, which resulted in an undershoot and collision with a airport boundary fence short of the runway. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity flying the airplane at a high gross weight with a center of gravity near the forward limit, which would have affected the elevator control forces and the amount of nose up elevator available.