# Accident 20120914020651A: Piper PA-28-180, Murrieta, CA, September 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2012, 13:45 local time
- Place: Murrieta, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5742° N, 117.1283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5742&lon=-117.1283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7971W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7971W-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,970 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA419) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120914020651A

## Narrative

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

AT 1345 DURING AN ATTEMPTED CROSS WIND LANDING THE WIND SHIFTED TO A TAIL WIND THIS CAUSED N7971W TO LOOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND AND ATTEMPT ANOTHER LANDING. N7971W DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND LOST LIFT AND THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK N8151U A CESSNA 182 VERTICAL STABILIZER, THE 182 WAS ON THE TAXI WAY ON THE WAY TO RUNWAY 36.  N7971W LOST CONTROL AND WHILE AIRBORNE STRUCK N33383, N53YK, N6987V, N5198M AND N8603X ALL AIRCRAFT WERE TIED DOWN ON THE RAMP. SEVEN TOTAL AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OR WERE DESTROYED.

## 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 WPR12CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA419), Sep 14, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N7971W), French Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during a go-around following a sudden change in wind direction.

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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