# Accident 20010519014299A: Piper PA28180, Grass Valley, CA, May 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2001, 14:45 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2203° N, 121.0527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grass Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2203&lon=-121.0527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N214GS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010519014299A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON MAY 19, 2001, ABOUT 1445 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL BENNETT GLASTAR, N214GS, OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE NON RATED PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS RETURNING TO GRASS VALLEY AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT FOR REFUELING AT AUBURN, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRPLANE. DURING LANDING AT THE NORMAL APPROACH SPEED, THE BOTTOM JUST FELL OUT AND THEY LANDED VERY HARD, BREAKING AND BENDING THE NOSE GEAR AFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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