# Accident 20040129006349A: Piper PA28161, Placerville, CA, January 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2004, 19:00 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Placerville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7292° N, 120.7556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7292&lon=-120.7556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28385, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28385-2018-01-17) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,598 total, 150 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040129006349A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX04CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA115), Jan 30, 2004: Piper PA-28-161 (N28385), Placerville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain a proper glide path during the final approach and delayed go-around, resulting in an undershoot of the runway. The inadequate supervision of the flight and flight…

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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