- Date
- January 4, 1980
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7721KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800104001249A
- Case key
- 132173
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0020 80/1/4 PALMER,AK PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2691 TIME - 0920 N7721K PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASILLA,AK PALMER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- NO BRAKE PEDALS ON RGT SIDE OF COCKPIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7721K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palmer
N7721KRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2020 · Piper PA-20Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7721K · 1
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