19790801016979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Femecula, CA · August 1, 1979

Date
August 1, 1979 · 16:20 local
Place
Femecula, CA
Airport
Rancho
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N75308
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FUG50
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
295 total295 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Hit runway nose wheel first collapsing same & bending wing. Factors - crosswind & downdraft. Pilot skill.

As the FAA filed it

HIT RUNWAY NOSE WHEEL FIRST COLLAPSING SAME & BENDING WING. FACTORS - CROSSWIND & DOWNDRAFT. PILOT SKILL.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N75308 · 1

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