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LAX83LA107

1983-02-19 · GRAND CANYON, Arizona, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport GCN

Current FAA registration · N6892J

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-151
Year of manufacture
1976 · 7 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19760706
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9274D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

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Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS BLOWN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE FLARE FOR LANDING AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING AND WIND WARNING. HE STATED THAT THE ACFT FLOATED ABOUT 2000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AFTER HE FLARED BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN. AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL SO THE PILOT CHOPPED THE POWER TO LAND. THE LANDING WAS OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE WIND WAS FROM 320 DEGREES AT 12 KTS. GUSTING TO 20 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA107.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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