# Accident 20200817014489A: Piper PA-28-181, Upland, CA, August 17, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2020, 18:00 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Airport: Cable
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1116° N, 117.6874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CABLE (CCB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1116&lon=-117.6874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 175 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200817014489A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED 2 TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AND WAS TAXING BACK TO RUNWAY 24 ON THE NORTH TAXIWAY. PRIOR TO REACHING THEN HOLD SHORT LINE THE RIGHT WING DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT IMMEDIATELY SECURED THE ENGINE AND SHUTOFF THE FUEL. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOTS SAW THAT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED AND FOLDED ITSELF BACK UNDER THE WING. THE TWO TAKEOFFS AND LANDING WERE NORMAL WITH NO EXCESSIVE SINK RATE OR SIDE LOAD ON TOUCHDOWN. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE.

## 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

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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