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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA24250 · Lake Elsinore, CA · May 21, 1983

Date
May 21, 1983 · 18:10 local
Place
Lake Elsinore, CA
Airport
Skylark
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4347B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA245
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
202 total62 in this make and model5 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.

Pilot allowed aircraft to touch down short of runway shearing left landing gear off.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO TOUCH DOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY SHEARING LEFT LANDING GEAR OFF.

NTSB investigation

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