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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Van Nuys, CA · September 24, 2015

Date
September 24, 2015 · 15:05 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8258S
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA15CA276
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
116 total106 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Multiple hard contacts with runway caused right main landing gear and nose gear to break off aircraft resulting in multiple damage points including both fuel tanks and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

MULTIPLE HARD CONTACTS WITH RUNWAY CAUSED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR TO BREAK OFF AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN MULTIPLE DAMAGE POINTS INCLUDING BOTH FUEL TANKS AND PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8258S · 1

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