# Accident 19950430009879A: Knapp Herschel J PACKARD SPECIAL, Wheaton Springs, CA, April 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1995, 10:25 local time
- Place: Wheaton Springs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3406° N, 115.4303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3406&lon=-115.4303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55851, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55851-2001-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Knapp Herschel J PACKARD SPECIAL (registry code 0564496, https://openairdocs.org/model/knapp-herschel-j-packard-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 605 total, 10 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950430009879A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX95LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA176), Apr 30, 1995: Knapp Packard Special (N55851), Wheaton Springs, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged altitude and landing flare timing which resulted in a hard landing and nose over.

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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