ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353479
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| Date: | Friday 18 December 1998 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5413S |
| MSN: | 28-7105140 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6078 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Bear, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake Havasu, AZ (KIFP) |
| (L35) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness at the airport reported that the aircraft flared approximately 10 feet above the runway, stalled, and hit the runway hard. Examination of the airplane revealed that the landing gear structural mounting bolts were elongated, the engine mounts and both main spars were bent. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, which lead to an inadvertent stall/mush 10 feet above the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX99LA055
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 June 2001 | N5413S | Aero Haven Inc | 1 | Big Bear City, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 07:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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