- Date
- January 28, 1972
- Place
- Peru, IN · PERU, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5169SPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165171
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0405 72/1/28 PERU,IND PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 96 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N5169S PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PERU MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PERU,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- X-WND LDG GUSTING 15K ON SNW CVRD RWY,LOST CTL,VEERED OFF RWY.DITCH WAS FOR INSTALLING RWY LIGHTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5169S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Peru Mun
N5169SRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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