# Incident 19790512028639I: Piper PA28161, Fullerton, CA, May 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1979, 18:37 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8857° N, 117.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fullerton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8857&lon=-117.9280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6394C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6394C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 26 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/19790512028639I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING ROLLOUT DUE TO GUSTY WINDS, HIT RUNWAY LIGHTS, DAMAGED NOSE FARING, FLAPS.

## Other reports on N6394C (2)

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

- [Incident 19990811024239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990811024239I), Aug 11, 1999: Piper PA28161 (N6394C), Santa Barbara, CA. Student pilot on solo x country from torrance to Santa Barbara, CA, lost control of a/c while landing in a xwind on r/w 15R sba. Her a/c swerved off the r/w…
- [Accident 19800812041869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800812041869A), Aug 12, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N6394C), Santa Barbara, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced on hard landing according to witness. Nose wheel collapsed. No evidence of failed parts.

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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