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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Stockton, CA · September 30, 2007

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Date
September 30, 2007 · 15:15 local
Place
Stockton, CA
Airport
Stockton Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4175A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX07CA285
Reported as
Piper PA32R301T
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
808 total250 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days
N4175ARegistration cancelled May 30, 2013 · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 3257193 · Built 2000Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301TEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was on final approach to runway 27 at pine mountain lake. On short final aircraft encountered a sudden down draft and aircraft rapidly descended. Right gear touched down hard on approach end of runway and right gear strut was damaged. Pilot applied power and aborted landing. Aircraft was then flown to Stockton airport and pilot performed an emergency gear up landing on runway 29. Pilot and passenger evacuated aircraft. Substantial aircraft damage occurred to the right landing gear, empennage bulkhead, right wing aft spar/flaps and to propeller with sudden stoppage of engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AT PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE. ON SHORT FINAL AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN DOWN DRAFT AND AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY DESCENDED. RIGHT GEAR TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY AND RIGHT GEAR STRUT WAS DAMAGED. PILOT APPLIED POWER AND ABORTED LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN TO STOCKTON AIRPORT AND PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 29. PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED AIRCRAFT. SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR, EMPENNAGE BULKHEAD, RIGHT WING AFT SPAR/FLAPS AND TO PROPELLER WITH SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX07CA285Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStockton, CAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty, crosswind and downdraft wind condition, which resulted in a hard landing.Sep 30, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4175A · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20100219027589ALanding: Approach · Grovland, CAAirplane was attempting a VFR approach and landing and the weather conditions may have been a factor in the pilot being able to see the runwa of intended landing. The airplane was headed for a residience and turned abrubtly prior to impact and hit theground…Feb 19, 2010 · Destroyed · 2 fatal