34.4439° N, 116.9678° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lucerne Valley, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 15, 1983 · 15:25 local
Place
Lucerne Valley, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2487L
Reported as
Piper PA38112
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
62 total57 in this make and model16 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.
Landed on a road due to a rough engine. Left gear hit a rock. Engine ok. Left gear broke off trying to depart.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED ON A ROAD DUE TO A ROUGH ENGINE. LEFT GEAR HIT A ROCK. ENGINE OK. LEFT GEAR BROKE OFF TRYING TO DEPART.