20040129006349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Placerville, CA · January 29, 2004

Date
January 29, 2004 · 19:00 local
Place
Placerville, CA
Airport
Placerville Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N28385
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04CA115
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,598 total150 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While on a training flight, the flight instructor allowed the student pilot to descend too low and short of the runway prior to initiating a go-around. The aircraft's main gear collided with the dirt located at the beginning and both main gears were sheared off. The instructor and student then flew back to their home base, auburn airport, where they landed. Aircraft sustained major damage, no one was injured and visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE STUDENT PILOT TO DESCEND TOO LOW AND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO INITIATING A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN GEAR COLLIDED WITH THE DIRT LOCATED AT THE BEGINNING AND BOTH MAIN GEARS WERE SHEARED OFF. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT THEN FLEW BACK TO THEIR HOME BASE, AUBURN AIRPORT, WHERE THEY LANDED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE, NO ONE WAS INJURED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.