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FAA incident report · Piper PA60601P · Avalon, CA · June 28, 1999

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Date
June 28, 1999 · 11:00 local
Place
Avalon, CA
Airport
Catalina Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6073A
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total900 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N6073ARegistered now · Piper AEROSTAR 601PS/N 61P07017963336Airframe modelPiper AEROSTAR 601PEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-5)Aerostar N6073A was landing on runway 22 at the Catalina island airport. Upon touch down, the aircraft apparently was caught in a windshear or down draft which dropped the aircraft harder than normal. No problem was noted on the landing roll, until taxi off the runway, when the aircraft would not respond to the aircraft steering commands. Aircraft pulled to the left and into the dirt area next to the runway. Airport operations confirmed only minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot or passengers.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)AEROSTAR N6073A WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT THE CATALINA ISLAND AIRPORT. UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY WAS CAUGHT IN A WINDSHEAR OR DOWN DRAFT WHICH DROPPED THE AIRCRAFT HARDER THAN NORMAL. NO PROBLEM WAS NOTED ON THE LANDING ROLL, UNTIL TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE AIRCRAFT STEERING COMMANDS. AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT AND INTO THE DIRT AREA NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. AIRPORT OPERATIONS CONFIRMED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS.