# NTSB LAX78FUA10: Piper PA-24, N7516P, Avalon, CA, January 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1978
- Place: Avalon, CA · AVALON, CA
- Location: 33.3440° N, 118.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avalon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3440&lon=-118.3214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0110  78/1/28    AVALON,CA           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 426
        TIME - 1140                    N7516P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CATALINA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULLERTON,CA                AVALON,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DIDNT RETRACT FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7516P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7516P), registered now, S/N 24-2717, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Catalina

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780128000779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128000779A), Jan 28, 1978: Piper PA24400, Avalon, CA, Substantial damage. Didnt retract flaps.

## Other investigations on N7516P (2)

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 LAX66D0120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0120), Jul 24, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N7516P), Yucca Valley, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX65F0047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0047), Apr 21, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N7516P), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage

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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