CHI66F0079

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Columbia, KY · July 4, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1965
Place
Columbia, KY · COLUMBIA, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4550APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report August 18, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176817

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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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3-1651   65/7/4    COLUMBIA KY         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 550
        TIME - 1700                    N4550A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 535 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STREEVAL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT

Aircraft

Registration
N4550A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Streeval Field

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.