19791112031349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32/ · Santa Catalina, CA · November 12, 1979

Date
November 12, 1979 · 19:36 local
Place
Santa Catalina, CA
Airport
Santa Catalina
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1555Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DUQ04
Reported as
Piper PA32/
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
128 total5 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made 2 hard landings. Flew aircraft back to home base. Found both wing spars bent. Wings wrinkled.

As the FAA filed it

MADE 2 HARD LANDINGS. FLEW AIRCRAFT BACK TO HOME BASE. FOUND BOTH WING SPARS BENT. WINGS WRINKLED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.