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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Hesperia, CA · August 11, 2013

Date: August 11, 2013 · 09:00 local
Place: Hesperia, CA
Airport: Hesperia
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7720P
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR13CA367
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total200 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N7720PRegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2017 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2933 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The aircraft departed kemt going to L26. Prior to touchdown to runway 21 at L26, the aircraft stalled over the runway. The aircraft impacted the runway causing the landing gear to collapse then slid coming to rest off the runway to the right. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot and one passenger were uninjured. Another passenger on board sustained a minor injury.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KEMT GOING TO L26. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN TO RUNWAY 21 AT L26, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED OVER THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE THEN SLID COMING TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. ANOTHER PASSENGER ON BOARD SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY.

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 WPR13CA367Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHesperia, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed on final approach to landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall.Aug 11, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7720P · 1

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

Accident 19750828028019AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Wasco, CAAug 28, 1975 · Substantial damage