# Accident 20020319006379A: Piper PA28R200, Redlands, CA, March 19, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Airport: Redlands Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9992° N, 117.1207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9992&lon=-117.1207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5060T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5060T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020319006379A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MARCH 19, 2002, ABOUT 1600 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA28R-200, N5060T, MADE A HARD LANDING AT REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA. THE FLIGHT SCHOOL AT PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, WAS OPERATING THE RENTAL AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED PALM SPRINGS ABOUT 1500 EN ROUTE TO REDLANDS, AND RETURNED TO PALM SPRINGS.  DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.                                                            THE OPERATOR STATED THAT THE PILOT WAS PREPARING FOR A COMMERCIAL CHECK RIDE.  THE PILOT FLEW TO REDLANDS TO PRACTICE LANDINGS. ON THE FIFTH LANDING, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG UPDRAFT ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), AND PULLED POWER.  THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A DOWNDRAFT.  THE  AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.                 THE PILOT COMPLETED TWO MORE LANDINGS AND RETURNED TO PALM SPRINGS. A FOLLOW UP MAINTENANCE EXAMINATION DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO A WING RIB.              THE SAFETY BOARD WAS INFORMED OF THE ACCIDENT ON APRIL 8, 2002.             (-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S, AND ON HIS FIFTH LANDING HE ENCOUNTERED A WINDSHEAR CONDITION. THIS CAUSED A HARD LANDING, WHICH EVENTUALLY LED TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RT WING SPAR. AIRCRAFT IS GROUNDED AT THIS TIME, UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED.

## 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 LAX02LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA129), Mar 20, 2002: Piper PA28R-200 (N5060T), Redlands, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to compensate for the wind condtions when he encountered an updraft followed by a downdraft.

## Other reports on N5060T (2)

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

- [Incident 20060617011469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060617011469I), Jun 17, 2006: Piper PA28R200 (N5060T), Kingman, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing at Kingman, AZ (igm) the pilot [privacy data omitted] forgot to lower the landing gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 20040329004169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040329004169I), Mar 29, 2004: Piper PA28R200 (N5060T), Grand Junction, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot had completed the before takeoff check and noted the landing gear handle was down and he had three green landing gear lights. Pilot then taxied…

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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