# Accident 20140926019639A: Piper PA-28-140, Ramona, CA, September 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2014, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0392° N, 116.9153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAMONA (RNM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0392&lon=-116.9153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7263J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7263J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140926019639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THE PLANE LANDED STRAIGHT THEN LEANED LEFT AS THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. LEFT WING TOUCHED SURFACE FOLLOWED BY PROP STRIKE. AFTER CUTTING THE THROTTLE THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY.

MAINTENANCE USING CHECK LIST 230-259 FOR PA-28R-180 AND SERVICE MANUAL 753-586  SWUNG THE GEAR A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES. RETRACTION AND EXTENSION USING ELECTRICAL CONTROL CHECKED SATISFACTORY. EXTENSION USING EMERGENCY PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WORKED SATISFACTORY. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR CHECKED TO SPECIFICATIONS. MECHANICAL LINKAGES AND SPRINGS FREE AND CORRECT. DOWN LOCK AND HOOKS AND MECHANISMS IN GOOD CONDITION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7263J (2)

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

- [Accident 20050514009189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050514009189A), May 14, 2005: Piper PA28140 (N7263J), Puyallup, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 14, 2005, about 1100AM, a Piper PA-28-140, N7263J, sustained substantial damage following a hard landing at Pierce county airport, Puyallup,…
- [Accident 19730804024779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730804024779A), Aug 4, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N7263J), Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 40K 0K.

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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