# Accident 19851201064259A: Piper STCPA20, Calexico, CA, December 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Calexico, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6894° N, 115.5092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6894&lon=-115.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7728K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7728K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,333 total, 157 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851201064259A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND SWERVED TO THE RIGHT ON LANDING. ADDED POWER AND LEFT RUDDER, GROUND LOOPED TO LEFT. BROKE RIGHT GEAR.

## 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 LAX86LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA052), Dec 1, 1985: Piper PA-20 (N7728K), Calexico, CA, substantial damage

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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