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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Valparaiso, IN · July 4, 2005

Date
July 4, 2005 · 07:45 local
Place
Valparaiso, IN
Airport
Porter County Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5807Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI05CA165
Reported as
Piper PA22108
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
45 total45 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Investigation revealed that the landing gear failed at the attach point due to a heavy side load during a crosswind landing. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR FAILED AT THE ATTACH POINT DUE TO A HEAVY SIDE LOAD DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

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