CHI66D0670

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Bowling Gren, OH · March 25, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 25, 1966
Place
Bowling Gren, OH · BOWLING GREN, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7982WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report May 16, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173271

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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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3-0724  66/3/25    BOWLING GREN OHIO   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1505                    N7982W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- CROSSWIND OF 15 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N7982W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
University

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.