- Date
- June 17, 1970
- Place
- Watertown, WI · WATERTOWN, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6531JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127271
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1219 70/6/17 WATERTOWN,WIS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 58, 22 TOTAL TIME - 1115 N6531J PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STURTEVANT,WIS WATERTOWN,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD HIGH,FAST WITH T/D APRX 1/2 WAY DWN USABLE LENGTH OF RNWY.1HR SOLO PRIOR TO XC FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6531J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Watertown
N6531JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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