# Accident 20000810005339A: Piper PA-28R-200, Avalon, CA, August 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2000, 12:30 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3809° N, 118.4506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3809&lon=-118.4506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200EG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200EG-2001-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000810005339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED STRONG DOWNDRAFT AT CLAFF EDGE, ADDED FULL POWER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST RAPID DESCENT RATE AND HIT HARD PRIOR TO RUNWAY. UPON IMPACT, RIGHT GEAR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING (SPAR).  WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 300 @ 10KTS. NO INJURIES.

## 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 LAX00LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA291), Aug 10, 2000: Piper PA-28R-200 (N200EG), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the downdraft condition and subsequent failure to maintain proper glide path. A factor in the accident was the upsloping runway and nature of the terrain…

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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