# Accident 19860911045349A: Piper PA28180, Likely, CA, September 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1986, 18:20 local time
- Place: Likely, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2896° N, 120.4403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2896&lon=-120.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8085W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8085W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860911045349A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A LARGE ROCK AND COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL IN AN OPEN FIELD. NO FORCED LANDING.

## 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 LAX86LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA352), Sep 12, 1986: Piper PA-28-180 (N8085W), Likely, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8085W (1)

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

- [Incident 19790204005249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790204005249I), Feb 4, 1979: Piper PA28180 (N8085W), Hollister, CA, Minor damage. Hard landing caused minor 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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