PIPER PA-24-250 near Hesperia, CA — 2013-08-11
Final reportWPR13CA367
- Date
- 2013-08-11
- Location
- Hesperia, CA, USA
- Airport
- L26
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA-24-250
- Registration
- N7720P
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed on final approach to landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that on final approach, the airplane was too low and too slow when it stalled and landed hard on the runway threshold. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right wing and fuselage were structurally damaged. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
NTSB coding
Evidence available
- Photos
- 7 docket documents
Docket documents7
- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1form
- FAA Passenger Interviewinterview
- FAA Pilot Interviewinterview
- FAA Witness Interviewinterview
- NTSB Record of Conversation with the Pilot #1other
- NTSB Record of Conversation with the Pilot #2other
- Photo 1: View of the airplane damage. Courtesy of the FAA.photos
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