- Date
- May 25, 1973
- Place
- Culver, IN · CULVER, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N576FLPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730525013479A
- Case key
- 190378
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1415 73/5/25 CULVER,IND PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2200 N576FL PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 48, 1528 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 357 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEET FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCHESTER,IND CULVER,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE REMARKS- LNDD AT NIGHT ON UNLIGHTED RWY.USING REFLECTORS FOR VISUAL ALIGNMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N576FL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fleet Field
N576FLRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N576FL · 1
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