- Date
- March 31, 1983, 19:00 local (Apr 1, 1983, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hollister, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9324PPiper PA-24-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830331013999A
- Case key
- 23660
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on final apch to land at night, the right main gear of the acft struck a semi-trailer truck as the acft crossed over a highway. The centerline of the highway was located aprx 102 ft from the apch end of the rwy. The plt continued the landing & the right main gear collapsed during the landing roll. An investigation revealed that the right main gear hit the top of the truck cab, 9 ft 7 inches above ground level, damaging the cab, windshield & verticle exhaust stack. The rwy was 4350 ft long & had a 750 ft displaced threshold. No VASI lights were installed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9324P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-4821
- Airframe hours
- 3,200
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-D4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ernest L. Pavese
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 9, 1983 · 2 hours before
- Airport
- 307 · Hollister, runway 23, 4,350 × 200 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 524 total · 524 in this make and model · 476 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9324P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.