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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Redding, CA · March 7, 2025

Date: March 7, 2025 · 19:10 local
Place: Redding, CA
Airport: Redding Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N32371
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC25LA032
Reported as: Piper PA-32-300
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 603 total134 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

N32371Registration cancelled Dec 3, 2025 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7540035 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On 03/07/2025 @ 19:10 local time the aircraft suffered a hard landing on runway 34 at Redding airport (rdd). From examination of the accident scene on 03/25/25, the aircraft made initial contact with runway 34 approximatley 35FT to the left side of the centerline and down the runway approximatley 1250FT from the end of the threshold lines. The aircraft then rebounded for approximatley 150FT and struck the runway a second time at the end of the first 500 ft marker skidding approximately 350FT to rest on the left side of the runway. Marks left on the runway indicate that the nosewheel partially collapsed on initial impact and completely collapsed on secondary impact leading to the propeller striking the ground. The pilot stated that he maintained a stabilized approach, but at about 200 feet above the runway he experienced windshear causing a loss of control of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON 03/07/2025 @ 19:10 LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT REDDING AIRPORT (RDD). FROM EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE ON 03/25/25, THE AIRCRAFT MADE INITIAL CONTACT WITH RUNWAY 34 APPROXIMATLEY 35FT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CENTERLINE AND DOWN THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATLEY 1250FT FROM THE END OF THE THRESHOLD LINES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN REBOUNDED FOR APPROXIMATLEY 150FT AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY A SECOND TIME AT THE END OF THE FIRST 500 FT MARKER SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 350FT TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. MARKS LEFT ON THE RUNWAY INDICATE THAT THE NOSEWHEEL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ON INITIAL IMPACT AND COMPLETELY COLLAPSED ON SECONDARY IMPACT LEADING TO THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MAINTAINED A STABILIZED APPROACH, BUT AT ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY HE EXPERIENCED WINDSHEAR CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC25LA032Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRedding, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized approach and his delayed action to perform a go-around, resulting in a collision with the runway surface.Mar 8, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N32371 · 1

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

Incident 19930126003249IIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Oakland, CALoss of engine power in traffic pattern. Landed safely. Found loose pipe plug fitting in fuel tank. Block fuel.Jan 26, 1993