- Date
- January 15, 1970
- Place
- Mooresville, IN · MOORESVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4977ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report July 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181414
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0368 70/1/15 MOORESVILLE,IND PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 138 TIME - 1830 N4977Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IND MOORESVILLE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- T/D 75 FT SHORT IN SNOW. SNOW RIDGE AT END OF RWY INSIDE THRESHOLD LTS. RWY PARTIALLY CLEARED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4977Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kelly
N4977ZRegistered now · Piper PA-22-108Airframe modelPiper PA-22-108Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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