# Accident 19960712021459A: Piper PA28180, Bermuda Dunes, CA, July 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1996, 18:10 local time
- Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Airport: Bermuda Dunes Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8497° N, 116.5600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8497&lon=-116.5600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5388L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5388L-2013-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960712021459A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 12, 1996, A PIPER PA28-180 N5388L ENROUTE FROM BERMUDA DUNES, CA TO CAMARILLO, CA PILOTED BY RETO AMMAN AND ANDREAS SCHENCK SUSTAINED PROPELLER DAMAGE DURING DEPARTURE. ONE PROPELLER BLADE CRACKED AND BROKE OFF IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE DESERT IN THE VICINITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY, CA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY OTHER DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED DOWN CITY STREETS TO PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT. AN M OR D IS BEING SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## 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 LAX96LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA347), Jul 13, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N5388L), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of a propeller blade as a result of undetected in-service mechanical damage that caused a stress point that progressed to a point of failure.

## Other reports on N5388L (1)

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

- [Accident 19950723019349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950723019349A), Jul 23, 1995: Piper PA28180 (N5388L), Santa Paula, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit near destination. Landed river bed. Out of fuel. No check out misjudged fuel consumption.

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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