- Date
- March 29, 1971
- Place
- Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8878JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160729
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4253 71/3/29 LOUISVILLE,KY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 984 TIME - 1300 N8878J PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 253 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STANDIFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROLLA,MO LOUISVILLE,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AFT CG,FULL NS DN TRIM.ACFT BOUNCED ON LDG,NS GR SEPRTD.BRKN FUEL LINES STARTED FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8878J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Standiford
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