- Date
- May 3, 1971
- Place
- Knox, IN · KNOX, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5958UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161559
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1606 71/5/3 KNOX,IND PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 31 TOTAL TIME - 1215 N5958U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STARKE CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ZIONSVILLE,IND ZIONSVILLE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED DN ON ALL WHEELS TOO FAST.PLT LOST CTL WHEN HE ATMTD RETRACT FLAPS.WIND GUSTING 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5958U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Starke Co
N5958URegistration cancelled Jul 5, 2002 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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