# Accident 19920205001939A: Piper PA28180, Alturas, CA, February 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Alturas, CA
- Airport: Alturas Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4309° N, 120.5299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4309&lon=-120.5299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7086W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920205001939A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING UNTIL NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND PROP HIT RUNWAY. FAILED USE TIMELY RECOVERY PROCEDURE.

## 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 LAX92LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA111), Feb 5, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N7086W), Alturas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED LANDING FLARE AND HIS IMPROPER BOUNCED LANDING RECOVERY TECHNIQUE.

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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