19810311009139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Petaluma, CA · March 11, 1981

Date
March 11, 1981 · 16:00 local
Place
Petaluma, CA
Airport
Sky Ranch
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N102EA
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVD16
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
684 total339 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Low on final, failed to correct. Landed on over-run. Collapsed nose gear on rough ground.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ON FINAL, FAILED TO CORRECT. LANDED ON OVER-RUN. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR ON ROUGH GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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