What happened
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Acft was on 1 mile final approach when the pilot declared a "mayday" and made an emergency landing in a mall parking lot, the acft sustained substantial damage on landing. (-23) on July 26, 1999, at 1025 hours PDT, a Piper PA-28-180, N5539W, lost power and made a forced landing at Hayward, CA. The airplane sustained substantial damage, however, the certificated commercial pilot was not injured. Flight originated at yuba city, sutter county airport at approx. 0800 PDT with an IFR flight plan. Pilot made a short (30-45 minute) stop at concord (ccr) airport. Approx. one mile from rwy 281, during a left turn for final, the engine quit. The pilot followed emergency procedures but could not get an engine restart. Pilot contacted tower at hwd and notified them he could not make the runway. The pilot landed in the parking lot of southland mall.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS ON 1 MILE FINAL APPROACH WHEN THE PILOT DECLARED A "MAYDAY" AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A MALL PARKING LOT, THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON LANDING. (-23) ON JULY 26, 1999, AT 1025 HOURS PDT, A PIPER PA-28-180, N5539W, LOST POWER AND MADE A FORCED LANDING AT HAYWARD, CA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER, THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT YUBA CITY, SUTTER COUNTY AIRPORT AT APPROX. 0800 PDT WITH AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. PILOT MADE A SHORT (30-45 MINUTE) STOP AT CONCORD (CCR) AIRPORT. APPROX. ONE MILE FROM RWY 281, DURING A LEFT TURN FOR FINAL, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BUT COULD NOT GET AN ENGINE RESTART. PILOT CONTACTED TOWER AT HWD AND NOTIFIED THEM HE COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LANDED IN THE PARKING LOT OF SOUTHLAND MALL.
NTSB investigation
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