- Date
- October 11, 1973
- Place
- Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6032WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731011033259A
- Case key
- 188459
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3007 73/10/11 VISALIA,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 13 TOTAL TIME - 1615 N6032W PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VISALIA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HANFORD,CALIF RETURN VISALIA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- INSPN REVEALED NOSE OLEO STRUT BENT FM OVRSTRESS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6032W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Visalia Muni
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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 N6032W · 1
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