19940205003581A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Oakdale, CA · February 5, 1994

Date
February 5, 1994 · 11:30 local
Place
Oakdale, CA
Airport
Oakdale Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6171J
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94LA113
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,612 total100 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On short final struck top of N7597M that was on landing flare unaware until skidding sideways thru wall of fire.

As the FAA filed it

ON SHORT FINAL STRUCK TOP OF N7597M THAT WAS ON LANDING FLARE UNAWARE UNTIL SKIDDING SIDEWAYS THRU WALL OF FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.