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Piper PA-28-236 N8337A

15 July 2010 · Fullerton, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 July 2010 at about 20:09 local time, a Piper PA-28-236 registered N8337A was involved in an accident near Fullerton, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:09
Classification
Accident
Location
Fullerton, California, United States
Nearest airport
Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)
Coordinates
33.8697, -117.9744
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-236
Registration
N8337A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Santa Ana → Fullerton
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
WPR10CA351

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot’s improper flare and inadequate bounced landing recovery, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise down the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing the airplane porpoised twice down the runway. He decided to continue the landing as he believed there to be sufficient remaining runway to abort the landing. The pilot attempted to stop the airplane using the brakes when the airplane skidded off the end of the runway and struck a chain link fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall during the accident sequence. The pilot reported that there were no preexisting mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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