# Accident 20180306021779A: Piper PA-28R-200, Paso Robles, CA, March 6, 2018 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 6, 2018, 20:30 local time - Place: Paso Robles, CA - Airport: Paso Robles Municpal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.6728° N, 120.6269° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6728&lon=-120.6269&mi=10 - Aircraft: N33807, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33807-2019-10-04) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200 - Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 218 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA101) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180306021779A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. N33807 WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED IN SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA AT THE REID HILLVIEW AIRPORT (KRHV) AND TERMINATED AT THE PASO ROBLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KPRB); PASO ROBLES CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED WITH 43 GALLONS OF AVIATION GASOLINE. THE TWO PILOTS VERIFIED OIL AT 6 AND HALF QTS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE KRHV AIRPORT ON A NIGHT VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, NO ABNORMAL ISSUES WERE NOTED DURING THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13 PLANNING TO PERFORM A ?TOUCH AND GO?. THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL; DURING THE DEPARTURE PHASE AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET, BOTH PILOTS HEARD AN UNUSUAL ENGINE NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENGINE VIBRATION. THE PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT TURN IN ORDER TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT UTILIZING RUNWAY 01. THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WITH THE PROPELLER STOPPING AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A VACANT FIELD LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 01. FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND ON THE MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR AND BECAME AIRBORNE MOMENTARILY; WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND THE SECOND TIME, RIPPING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO START SKIDDING TO RIGHT WHICH THEN CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THERE WAS NO POST-ACCIDENT FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS INTACT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, WHICH WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET AWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AT THE LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINTS. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS EXAMINED; THE OIL DIPSTICK WAS FOUND UNSECURED WITH FINE OIL DROPLETS COVERING THE ENGINE ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. THE DIPSTICK WHEN EXAMINED ONLY SHOW ONE QUART OF OIL IN THE ENGINE SUMP. ## 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 WPR18LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA101), Mar 7, 2018: Piper PA28R (N33807), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots' inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to ensure that the oil filler cap was secured and resulted in oil starvation and a total loss of engine power. ## Other reports on N33807 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20040316004729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040316004729I), Mar 16, 2004: Piper PA28R200 (N33807), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot called the tower to request a full stop landing at Reid Hillview airport. The tower replied asking the pilot to report 3 miles on base to 31R.… - [Incident 20021101031809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021101031809I), Nov 1, 2002: Piper PA28R200 (N33807), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed without having the landing gear extended. The gear handle was found in the up position. Gear horn was tested and worked properly. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.