Piper PA 38-112 N2315V

Summary

On 20 September 1983 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA 38-112 registered N2315V, operated by 2 Genes Aviation, was involved in an accident near San Martin, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 September 1983 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

San Martin, California, United States

Nearest airport

South County (Q99)

Coordinates

37.1004, -121.6007

Aircraft

Piper PA 38-112

Registration

N2315V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

2 Genes Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA451

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLARED THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE A NORMAL FULL STALL LANDING. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED. SUBSEQUENT HARDNESS TESTS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR ATTACH BOLTS REVEALED THAT ALL BOTHS MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR RESPECTIVE SPECIFIED MINIMUM TENSILE STREGTHS. THE LOGBOOK CONTAINED AN ENTRY DATED 8/21/83 THAT NOTED REPAIRS MADE TO THE LANDING GEAR DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY PORPOISING DURING A LANDING SEQUENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.