- Date
- May 14, 1983, 18:10 local (May 15, 1983, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- Maxwell, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2115RPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830514022189A
- Case key
- 23711
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Analysis
The acft contacted mustard grass alongside the airstrip and swerved off to the right collapsing the nose gear. The weather was VMC and no flt plan was filed. The pilot stated that he touched down in the middle of the 55 ft wide strip. In spite of this somehow his right wing tip caught in the high mustard weeds and the acft went into a sideways skid. Thenose gear hit a small embankment and collapsed. The propeller was bent and the cowling damaged. The active runway was 36AND the wind was from 320 degrees at 11 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2115R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7916287
- Airframe hours
- 1,701
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles Hisaw
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 5, 1983 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- 008 · Colusa, CA
- Airport
- Bell Strip, runway 36, 3,000 × 55 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 375 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 85 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RBL, 52 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2115R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.