19891118046429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Rancho Calif, CA · November 18, 1989

Date
November 18, 1989 · 11:00 local
Place
Rancho Calif, CA
Airport
French Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1963H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA039
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
304 total33 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Severe crosswind gust blew aircraft off runway on landing hit a ditch and collapsed gear.

As the FAA filed it

SEVERE CROSSWIND GUST BLEW AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING HIT A DITCH AND COLLAPSED GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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