CHI70F0392

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Gwinn, MI · November 8, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 8, 1969
Place
Gwinn, MI · GWINN, MI
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1804PPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
149805

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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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3-4166   69/11/8   GWINN,MICH          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 197
        TIME - 1330                    N1804P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LESTERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GWINN,MICH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREE STUMP APRX 200FT SHORT OF RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N1804P
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lesterson

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.