19850721032789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Avalon, CA · July 21, 1985

Date
July 21, 1985 · 19:30 local
Place
Avalon, CA
Airport
Catalina
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2193Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA327
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,487 total11 in this make and model222 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.

Made hard landing which wrinkled skin on underside of wing and collapsed nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

MADE HARD LANDING WHICH WRINKLED SKIN ON UNDERSIDE OF WING AND COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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