19950430009879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Knapp Herschel J PACKARD SPECIAL · Wheaton Springs, CA · April 30, 1995

Date
April 30, 1995 · 10:25 local
Place
Wheaton Springs, CA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55851
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX95LA176
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
605 total10 in this make and model18 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.

Failed to flare for landing on dry lake. Impact failed gear. Flipped over. Had not flown actively since 1978.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO FLARE FOR LANDING ON DRY LAKE. IMPACT FAILED GEAR. FLIPPED OVER. HAD NOT FLOWN ACTIVELY SINCE 1978.

NTSB investigation

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