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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Reno, NV · March 6, 2004

Date
March 6, 2004 · 12:11 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno/Stead Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6367J
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04LA151
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
174 total40 in this make and model29 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) The flight departed Stead, Nevada to yerington, Nevada and returned to Stead, Nevada. During the approach for landing at 4SD, a witness observed the aircraft at a high angle of attack and a slow airspeed. The witness stated that upon reaching the intersection of runways 26/34, the aircraft appeared to stall and drop 50 to 60 feet to the surface of the runway 26. The witness stated the aircraft contacted the runway at an approximate 10 to 15 degree nose down attitude. Upon impact, the nose gear separated from the aircraft and the right main landing gear and wing sustained substantial damage. The ground scar showed the aircraft continued down runway 26 approximately 600 feet subsequent to impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT DEPARTED STEAD, NEVADA TO YERINGTON, NEVADA AND RETURNED TO STEAD, NEVADA. DURING THE APPROACH FOR LANDING AT 4SD, A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK AND A SLOW AIRSPEED. THE WITNESS STATED THAT UPON REACHING THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 26/34, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STALL AND DROP 50 TO 60 FEET TO THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY 26. THE WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AT AN APPROXIMATE 10 TO 15 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. UPON IMPACT, THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE GROUND SCAR SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN RUNWAY 26 APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET SUBSEQUENT TO IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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