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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Calexico, CA · April 5, 1987

Date: April 5, 1987 · 17:00 local
Place: Calexico, CA
Airport: International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3085R
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX87LA170
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 176 total14 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N3085RRegistration cancelled Nov 18, 1988 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R35644 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The left main gear collapsed when the aircraft ground looped on landing. Pilot inexperienced in aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. PILOT INEXPERIENCED IN AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX87LA170Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCalexico, CAAt the end of a pleasure cross country flight, the plt reported that upon landing, the acft veered to the left, the plt corrected to the right. The acft veered to the left again and the plt corrected to the right. The acft then began to turn in a clockwise…Apr 6, 1987 · Substantial damage