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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Fullerton, CA · July 15, 2010

Date
July 15, 2010 · 13:09 local
Place
Fullerton, CA
Airport
Fullerton Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8337A
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10CA351
Reported as
Piper PA-28-236
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total600 in this make and model70 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.

The pilot was attempting a landing at Fullerton airport on rwy 24. Weather at the time was VMC and does not appear to be a factor in the accident. The aircraft porpoised several times while attempting to land. The aircraft finally touched down on rwy 24 at taxiway f. the pilot attempted to brake upon landing and the aircraft struck the perimeter fence just north of the runway center line. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the engine firewall and left wing rear spar attach point to main fuselage. The aircraft sole occupant was the pilot and privacy data omitted of the aircraft. There were no injuries to the pilot or anyone on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT FULLERTON AIRPORT ON RWY 24. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT FINALLY TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 24 AT TAXIWAY F. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE UPON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE PERIMETER FENCE JUST NORTH OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL AND LEFT WING REAR SPAR ATTACH POINT TO MAIN FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT SOLE OCCUPANT WAS THE PILOT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR ANYONE ON THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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