- Date
- July 11, 1970
- Place
- Rock City, IL · ROCK CITY, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5251LPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114821
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2959 70/7/11 ROCK CITY,ILL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 228 TIME - 1530 N5251L PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WYSS AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PECATONICA,ILL ROCK CITY,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT SAID MADE APCH AT 80MPH,LANDED ON DWNSLOPE PART OF 1900FT DOG-LEGGED STRIP.ROLLED INTO CORNFLD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5251L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wyss Airstrip
N5251LRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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