ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382303
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| Date: | Thursday 31 March 1983 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9324P |
| MSN: | 24-4821 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3200 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hollister, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO LAND AT NIGHT, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR OF THE ACFT STRUCK A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK AS THE ACFT CROSSED OVER A HIGHWAY. THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY WAS LOCATED APRX 102 FT FROM THE APCH END OF THE RWY. THE PLT CONTINUED THE LANDING & THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT THE TOP OF THE TRUCK CAB, 9 FT 7 INCHES ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, DAMAGING THE CAB, WINDSHIELD & VERTICLE EXHAUST STACK. THE RWY WAS 4350 FT LONG & HAD A 750 FT DISPLACED THRESHOLD. NO VASI LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LA169
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 July 1996 | N9324P | private | 2 | Tennant, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 12:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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