- Date
- September 22, 1971
- Place
- Fort Knox, KY · FORT KNOX, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4220APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163751
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3757 71/9/22 FORT KNOX,KY PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 258 TIME - 1600 N4220A PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GODMAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT KNOX,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- PRACT SOLO LDGS AFTR CK-OUT BY I/P IN TAIL WHEEL ACFT.WHEEL LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4220A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Godman Field
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Other investigations on N4220A · 2
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