# NTSB LAX80DVA47: Piper PA-38, N2329F, Visalia, CA, June 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1980
- Place: Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Location: 36.3302° N, 119.2921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Visalia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3302&lon=-119.2921&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVA47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1417  80/6/10    VISALIA,CA          PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 74, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 0730                    N2329F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VISALIA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANFORD,CA                  VISALIA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2329F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2329F-1998-12-23), registration cancelled 1998-12-23, S/N 3879A0398 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Visalia Municipal

## 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 19800610019469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800610019469A), Jun 10, 1980: Piper PA38112, Visalia, CA, Substantial damage. Struck runway nose wheel first on first solo landing. Bounced, nose wheel folded aft.

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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