# NTSB LAX70DUG33: Piper J4F, N27891, Hemet, CA, April 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1970
- Place: Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0023  70/4/25    HEMET,CALIF         PIPER J4F           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 0710                    N27891              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEMET-RYAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEMET,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ON SECOND LDG OF FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO,ACFT TOUCHED DOWN,BALLOONED,THEN SETTLED ONTO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27891](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27891), registered now, S/N 4-1113, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4F
- Registry model: [Piper J4F](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4f) (registry code 7100614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Hemet-Ryan

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.

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