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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Paducah, KY · May 23, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1981
Place
Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N56710Piper PA-34
Status
Completed · report June 25, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810523027559A
Case key
126281

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0921  81/5/23    PADUCAH,KY          PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1096
        TIME - 2350                    N56710              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARRINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWENSBORO,KY                PADUCAH,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED SHORT OF OVERRUN AND LEFT OF RWY CENTERLINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N56710
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Farrington

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Other investigations on N56710 · 1

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