19851008053809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Paradise, CA · October 8, 1985

Date
October 8, 1985 · 10:27 local
Place
Paradise, CA
Airport
Skypark
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3643W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA010
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
152 total16 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Touched down tail first became airborne and landed without further incident. Did not correct for drift on final.

As the FAA filed it

TOUCHED DOWN TAIL FIRST BECAME AIRBORNE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DID NOT CORRECT FOR DRIFT ON FINAL.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N3643W · 1

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