Oxnard Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Oxnard, California 93031
Sunday, November 25, 1984 9:47 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF PHASE OF A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING HE OBSERVED SPARKS COMING FROM THE ENG'S AIR INTAKE & EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. HE PULLED OFF ALL POWER & MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE RWY. ACTC SPECIALISTS ON DUTY IN THE TOWER STATED THAT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY, BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES, TURNING ALMOST 45 DEGREES TO THE RT OF THE RWY HEADING & THEN STARTED TO CLIMBOUT. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ENG.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/25/1984
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 947
Event Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Event City OXNARD
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 93031
Event Date Year 1984
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport oxnard
Event Location Nearest Airport ID OXR
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 43
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 945
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID OXR
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 20000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 20000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 25
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 10
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 4
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 20
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 200
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2878
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 26857
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N54JP
NTSB Number LAX85LA049
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PENNINGTON-EAA BIPLANE
Aircraft Model P2P
Aircraft Series Identifier P2P
Aircraft Serial Number 001
Certified Max Gross Weight 1500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 1
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jun 2 1984 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 10
Airframe Hours 1119
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name KEVIN M. CIMARUSTI
Aircraft Owner Street Address 210 S. MOUNTAIN TRAIL
Aircraft Owner City SIERRA MADRE
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 91024
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code SMO
Departure City SANTA MONICA
Departure State CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 825
Departure Time Zone PST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 7
Runway Length 5950
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --