# Accident 19790801016979A: Piper PA28235, Femecula, CA, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 16:20 local time
- Place: Femecula, CA
- Airport: Rancho
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N75308, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 295 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801016979A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX79FUG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG50), Aug 1, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N75308), Temecula, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N75308 (1)

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

- [Incident 19861014062749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861014062749I), Oct 14, 1986: Piper PA28235 (N75308), Burbank, CA, Minor damage. Right wingtip contacted a parked aircraft. Pilot was taxiing out of tiedown spot for departure.

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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