- Date
- August 11, 1978
- Place
- Kneeland, CA · KNEELAND, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N61402Piper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780811025689A
- Case key
- 140589
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2060 78/8/11 KNEELAND,CA PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3212 TIME - 0615 N61402 PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KNEELAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAN FRANCISCO,CA EUREKA,CA UKIAH,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- APCH END OF RWY 33 HAS A LIP.GEAR COLLAPSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61402
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kneeland
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.