# Accident 19940811021159A: Piper PA28R200, Fresno, CA, August 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1994, 09:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7505° N, 119.6703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7505&lon=-119.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4374X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4374X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 332 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940811021159A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. SWERVED SHARPLY. SKIDDED SIDEWAYS COLLAPSING RIGHT MAIN GEAR. BENT NOSE GEAR.

## 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 LAX94LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA314), Aug 11, 1994: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4374X), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft resulting in a ground loop/swerve and a subsequent overload failure of the right main landing gear.

## Other reports on N4374X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810510070129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810510070129I), May 10, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N4374X), Napa, CA, Minor damage. Night landing pilot landed aircraft gear up. Found warning horn switch broken.

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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