19970224001859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Palo Alto, CA · February 24, 1997

Date
February 24, 1997 · 10:00 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4341M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA111
Reported as
Piper PA28236
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A4C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,667 total23 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Porpoised landing until nose gear folded. Slid off runway. Blamed brakes. No defects found.

As the FAA filed it

PORPOISED LANDING UNTIL NOSE GEAR FOLDED. SLID OFF RUNWAY. BLAMED BRAKES. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4341M · 1

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