# Incident 19800621058949I: Piper PA38112, El Cajon, CA, June 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1980, 17:26 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6304A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6304A-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 200 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/19800621058949I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS. LANDED VERY HARD ON LEFT MAIN. GEAR SEPARATED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6304A (1)

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

- [Incident 19870816055319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870816055319I), Aug 16, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N6304A), Crawford, CO, Minor damage. While looking for sheep, pilot flew through tree tops. Remained airborne and returned to airport.

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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