# Incident 19961102038399I: Piper PA32R300, Soggy Dry Lake, CA, November 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Soggy Dry Lake, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N626JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N626JD-2013-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 11 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961102038399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CORRECTED COPY; AFTER LANDING FOR FUEL AT HIGH DESERT AIRPORT (L80), PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS DEPARTED FOR APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT (APV). EN-ROUTE, WEATHER AHEAD OF THE FLIGHT LOOKED QUESTIONABLE, THE SUN WAS ABOUT TO SET, AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DRY LAKE BED. ON ROLL OUT, THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED ON THE RETRACTABLE GEAR PIPER. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND THE PROPELLER. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY OWNER'S A&P AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE FERRYABLE WITH A NEW PROPELLER. PILOT PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE OF THE WEATHER AT THE LANDING SITE AT 0630 LOCAL. SKY OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 20 IN LIGHT RAIN, WINDS WESTERLY AT 10 MPH, TEMPERATURE 50 DEGREES F. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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