# Incident 19790204005249I: Piper PA28180, Hollister, CA, February 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8556° N, 121.3995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollister, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8556&lon=-121.3995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8085W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8085W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790204005249I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HARD LANDING CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N8085W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860911045349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860911045349A), Sep 11, 1986: Piper PA28180 (N8085W), Likely, CA, Substantial damage. Left main gear struck a large rock and collapsed during landing roll in an open field. No forced landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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