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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Napa, CA · April 21, 1981

Date: April 21, 1981 · 12:09 local
Place: Napa, CA
Airport: Napa
Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6154H
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total485 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N6154HRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7890212 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Zd right main gear went off taxiway as pilot tried a left turn off runway. Nose gear sheared off in hitting ditch.

As the FAA filed it

ZD RIGHT MAIN GEAR WENT OFF TAXIWAY AS PILOT TRIED A LEFT TURN OFF RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF IN HITTING DITCH.