19800812041869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Santa Barbara, CA · August 12, 1980

Date
August 12, 1980 · 14:00 local
Place
Santa Barbara, CA
Airport
Santa Barbara
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6394C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FUQ25
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
43 total34 in this make and model23 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.

Bounced on hard landing according to witness. Nose wheel collapsed. No evidence of failed parts.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED ON HARD LANDING ACCORDING TO WITNESS. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. NO EVIDENCE OF FAILED PARTS.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N6394C · 2

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