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N5641H accident description

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Crash location 38.650278°N, 122.002500°W
Nearest city Esparto, CA
38.692126°N, 122.017192°W
3.0 miles away
Tail number N5641H
Accident date 10 Jun 2007
Aircraft type Piper PA-16
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The pilot stated that at the south end of his private airstrip was a tomato field with an irrigation ditch that rises about 8 to 10 inches above the flat ground, and that while trying to land to the north in "mildly gusty conditions" (8 to 10 miles per hour variable out of the west-northwest) he clipped a berm. The pilot revealed that the impact "snapped off" the left landing gear as the airplane continued onto the runway and settled on the left wing and firewall. The pilot stated that he should have landed a little longer. No mechanical failures or malfunctions were reported.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's misjudgment of altitude resulting in an undershoot. Factors included the berm and the wind gusts.

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