CHI70D0367

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Akron, OH · September 4, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 4, 1969
Place
Akron, OH · AKRON, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7825NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 23, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154809

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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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3-3736   69/9/4    AKRON,OHIO          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1040                    N7825N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 24, 1135 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,OHIO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PREARRANGED LDG ON GOLF CRS FOR TV COML.L GR STRUCK RAISED TEE AREA ON THE 17TH FAIRWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7825N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Akron Municipal

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.