20070531011249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Rosamond, CA · May 31, 2007

Date
May 31, 2007 · 19:50 local
Place
Rosamond, CA
Airport
Rosamond Skypark
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5231L
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA07LA141
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
130 total30 in this make and model30 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) Note: FAA iic not on scene, narrative derived from the pilot's privacy data omitted written statement, dated 06/11/2007. Performed walk-around/pre-flight at approx 1900 hrs PST. Departed Rosamond airpark (KL00) at approx 1950 hrs PST, runway 25. Aircraft became airborne, aircraft did not climb out of ground effect, altitude: approx 2 feet. Aircraft cleared boundary fence at end of airport, at approx. 15 to 20 feet altitude. Aircraft settled onto soft sandy soil, approx 100 yards past the airport boundary fence. Aircraft landed, gear grabbed soft sandy soil, the aircraft pivoted to the right and stopped suddenly. Pilot turned off mag switch, called 121.5, no answer, pax departed aircraft, pilot turned off "master" switch.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NOTE: FAA IIC NOT ON SCENE, NARRATIVE DERIVED FROM THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WRITTEN STATEMENT, DATED 06/11/2007. PERFORMED WALK-AROUND/PRE-FLIGHT AT APPROX 1900 HRS PST. DEPARTED ROSAMOND AIRPARK (KL00) AT APPROX 1950 HRS PST, RUNWAY 25. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT, ALTITUDE: APPROX 2 FEET. AIRCRAFT CLEARED BOUNDARY FENCE AT END OF AIRPORT, AT APPROX. 15 TO 20 FEET ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO SOFT SANDY SOIL, APPROX 100 YARDS PAST THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE. AIRCRAFT LANDED, GEAR GRABBED SOFT SANDY SOIL, THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED TO THE RIGHT AND STOPPED SUDDENLY. PILOT TURNED OFF MAG SWITCH, CALLED 121.5, NO ANSWER, PAX DEPARTED AIRCRAFT, PILOT TURNED OFF "MASTER" SWITCH.

NTSB investigation

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