- Date
- September 11, 1986, 18:20 local (Sep 12, 1986, 01:20 UTC)
- Place
- Likely, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8085WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860911045349A
- Case key
- 25260
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Analysis
The airplane departed san jose airport (sjc), san jose, CA on a business flight in an area near Likely, CA. The pilot intentionally landed on an open dirt area to obtain a soil sample. During the landing roll-out the airplane's left main gear separated after striking a rock. The left wing was damaged after it contacted the ground. The pilot did not complete the accident report but he reported the circumstances to the reno, NV FAA flt standards district office; he did not report any airplane malfunctions or failures preceding the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8085W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-2175
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fireside Aviators Assn Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Departed
- SJC · San Jose, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.