# Accident 20000903015099A: Piper PA28161, Palo Alto, CA, September 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2000, 17:45 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4496° N, 122.0992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4496&lon=-122.0992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6462C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6462C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000903015099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING AND TAXI TO PARKING PILOT OBSERVED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SEVERED AT THE SPARE AND DAMAGED THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE WING. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO OF THE FOUR LEFT MAIN GEAR MOUNTING BOLTS WERE EITHER LOOSE OR MISSING AND THAT THE REMAINING TWO BOLTS SHEERED ON LANDING. THE MISSING BOLTS WERE NOT VISIBLE ON PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BECAUSE A FAIRING THAT BLOCKED THEM FROM VIEW. IIC REMOVED THE SAME FAIRING FROM THE OTHER (RIGHT) LANDING GEAR TO DETERMINE IF THE SAME BOLTS WERE MISSING OR LOOSE. THEY WERE LOOSE.

## 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 LAX00LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA330), Sep 4, 2000: Piper PA-28-161 (N6462C), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to detect and correct loose attachment fasteners and fretting at the landing gear attachment during maintenance inspections.

## Other reports on N6462C (1)

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

- [Accident 19790726017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726017399A), Jul 26, 1979: Piper PA28/ (N6462C), Halstead, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing on soft runway which pulled aircraft to one side and into sign post.

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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