- Date
- May 5, 1980
- Place
- Sumter, SC · SUMTER, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N32994Piper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800505011809A
- Case key
- 136359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0672 80/5/5 SUMTER,SC PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1015 N32994 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 59, 10061 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 534 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMTER MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHAW AFB,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32994
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sumter Municipal
N32994Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.