# NTSB Accident LAX05LA223
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 2005-07-02 · Yuma, AZ, USA · NONE
## 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.

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