# Accident 20070930022409A: Piper PA32R301T, Stockton, CA, September 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2007, 15:15 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Airport: Stockton Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8942° N, 121.2383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8942&lon=-121.2383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4175A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4175A-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 808 total, 250 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070930022409A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX07CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA285), Sep 30, 2007: Piper PA-32R-301T (N4175A), Stockton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty, crosswind and downdraft wind condition, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N4175A (1)

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

- [Accident 20100219027589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100219027589A), Feb 19, 2010: Piper PA-32R-301T (N4175A), Grovland, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Airplane 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…

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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