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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Salinas, CA · August 24, 1986

Date
August 24, 1986 · 21:58 local
Place
Salinas, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N56710
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA329
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Lycoming LIO360C1E6
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,057 total10 in this make and model297 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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The aircraft landed hard, collapsing the nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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