19921230051969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-125 · Herald, CA · December 30, 1992

Date
December 30, 1992 · 16:40 local
Place
Herald, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3872C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX93LA079
Reported as
Piper PA18125
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total

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What happened

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

Impacted in open field after developing high sink rate on final. Landing gear hit bystander. No solo endorsement.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED IN OPEN FIELD AFTER DEVELOPING HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. LANDING GEAR HIT BYSTANDER. NO SOLO ENDORSEMENT.

NTSB investigation

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