# Accident 19850331010179A: Piper PA28236, Porterville, CA, March 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1985, 12:55 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9601° N, 118.9200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9601&lon=-118.9200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43504, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43504-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LVA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LVA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850331010179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ATTEMPTED GO AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS AFTER NOSE HIGH HARD TOUCHDOWN. STALLED INTO GROUND BESIDE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX85LVA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LVA01), Mar 31, 1985: Piper PA28-236 (N43504), Porterville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43504 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860527019349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860527019349A), May 27, 1986: Piper PA28236 (N43504), Chino, CA, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. The aircraft struck a hill during a night approach. The VFR pilot apparently lost ground references due to haze.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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