19790429008209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · La Paz, BL · April 29, 1979

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Date: April 29, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place: La Paz, BL
Airport: Rancho B Vista
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9172P
Reported as: Piper PA24260
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 271 total16 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N9172PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4661 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot landed short on overrun of dirt strip. .the rough ground sheared off the airplanes landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED SHORT ON OVERRUN OF DIRT STRIP. .THE ROUGH GROUND SHEARED OFF THE AIRPLANES LANDING GEAR.

Other reports on N9172P · 2

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

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