ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377481
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| Date: | Sunday 31 March 1985 |
| Time: | 13:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-236 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N43504 |
| MSN: | 28-8411015 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2270 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-J3A5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Porterville, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Monica, CA |
| Porterville, CA (KPTV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 30 AT PORTERVILLE ARPT, AND AS THE ACFT FLARED FOR LANDING, THE LEFT WHEEL AND LEFT WING TOUCHED THE RWY, AND THE ACFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR, STALLED, AND CRASHED JUST LEFT OF THE RWY. THE PLT STATED, 'A GUST OF WIND PITCHED THE NOSE UP, I APPLIED FULL POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE NOSE STAYED HIGH AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A LEFT WING LOW ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE AIR, THEN SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND, COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS OFF THE RUNWAY.'
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX85LVA01
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 May 1986 | N43504 | California Aviation | 4 | Chino, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 12:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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