ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292481
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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 2006 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Desert Pacific |
| Registration: | N8068J |
| MSN: | 28-8290084 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coalinga, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chino Airport, CA (CNO/KCNO) |
| Harris Ranch, CA (308) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane bounced during landing, followed by a hard touchdown, and the nose landing gear separated. As a result, the firewall buckled. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions and that the accident was purely operational.
Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his inadequate recovery technique that led to a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX06CA272
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 May 1988 | N8068J | Venice Flying Service, Inc. | 0 | Freeport, AO | |
sub |
| 22 October 1992 | N8068J | Carroll Flying Service | 0 | Chicago, IL | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 19:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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