What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
6/28/2015 - At 11:50 PDT, Novato CA. (Dvo) PA28-180, N9069J landing at dvo RWY13, veered off the runway and nosed into the eastern embankment of a ditch running parallel to the length of the runway.
6/29/2015: On-site investigation revealed:
1000': Initial touchdown point with 2 prop strikes on centerline
1150: Second set of prop strikes on centerline (3)
1500 Thru 1800': nose wheel disintegrated, pieces of wheel assembly and multiple prop strikes with nose wheel scaring ending at the left side of rwy.
2000': The aircraft came to rest facing east with the nose of the aircraft lodged in east side of the ditch.
The left wing sheared from the fuselage and was found resting upside down on top of the right wing. The left main gear was intact and still attached to the left wing. The nose and right main gear were buried in the water and mud of the ditch, condition unknown.
The PIC and 1 passenger were injured requiring stitches to their face. The front seats did not have shoulder harnesses installed. Rear seat passengers were not injured.
No post accident fire. Fuel was not a factor.
Written statement from PIC and evidence found on runway supports the 3 bounce touchdown and resultant hard landing.
As the FAA filed it
6/28/2015 - AT 11:50 PDT, NOVATO CA. (DVO) PA28-180, N9069J LANDING AT DVO RWY13, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED INTO THE EASTERN EMBANKMENT OF A DITCH RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY.
6/29/2015: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED:
1000': INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT WITH 2 PROP STRIKES ON CENTERLINE
1150: SECOND SET OF PROP STRIKES ON CENTERLINE (3)
1500 THRU 1800': NOSE WHEEL DISINTEGRATED, PIECES OF WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND MULTIPLE PROP STRIKES WITH NOSE WHEEL SCARING ENDING AT THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY.
2000': THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING EAST WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT LODGED IN EAST SIDE OF THE DITCH.
THE LEFT WING SHEARED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND WAS FOUND RESTING UPSIDE DOWN ON TOP OF THE RIGHT WING. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS INTACT AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE LEFT WING. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR WERE BURIED IN THE WATER AND MUD OF THE DITCH, CONDITION UNKNOWN.
THE PIC AND 1 PASSENGER WERE INJURED REQUIRING STITCHES TO THEIR FACE. THE FRONT SEATS DID NOT HAVE SHOULDER HARNESSES INSTALLED. REAR SEAT PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.
NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE. FUEL WAS NOT A FACTOR.
WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM PIC AND EVIDENCE FOUND ON RUNWAY SUPPORTS THE 3 BOUNCE TOUCHDOWN AND RESULTANT HARD LANDING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.