# Accident 20240809013119A: Piper PA-32-300, Fallbrook, CA, August 9, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2024, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fallbrook, CA
- Airport: Fallbrook Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3559° N, 117.2503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3559&lon=-117.2503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56631, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56631) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,640 total, 240 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240809013119A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI WITH INTENT FOR FLIGHT, THE PILOT FAILED TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND HIT A CONCRETE POST WITH THE LEFT LANDING GEAR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 WPR24LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA283), Aug 9, 2024: Piper PA-32-300 (N56631), Fallbrook, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi operations.

## Other reports on N56631 (1)

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

- [Incident 20080505833849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080505833849I), May 5, 2008: Piper PA32300 (N56631), Stephenville, TX, No damage. (-23) On may 5, 2008, at approximately 1535 local, N56631, a Piper PA-32-300 aircraft suffered an engine failure during cruise flight. The pilot, [privacy data…

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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