# Accident 19970224001859A: Piper PA28236, Palo Alto, CA, February 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4502° N, 122.0996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4502&lon=-122.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4341M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4341M-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540A4C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,667 total, 23 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970224001859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX97LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA111), Feb 24, 1997: Piper PA-28-236 (N4341M), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a porpoise and subsequent overload failure of the nose gear.

## Other reports on N4341M (1)

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

- [Accident 20110814030379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110814030379A), Aug 14, 2011: Piper PA-28-236 (N4341M), Front Royal, VA, Substantial damage. Witnesses saw accident aircraft land halfway down the runway (runway length is 3,000'). Pilot attempted heavy braking but left right side of runway near the…

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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