- Date
- May 10, 1973
- Place
- Salem, MI · SALEM, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N95080Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730510010679A
- Case key
- 190799
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0956 73/5/10 SALEM,MICH PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 44, 66 TOTAL TIME - 1610 N95080 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALEM AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MOBERLY,MO. DETROIT,MICH. ROCHESTER,IND. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ACFT T/D APRX 75FT SHORT OF RWY.HIT SLIGHT UPGRADE.NOSE GR COLLAPSED.NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO X-C.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95080
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Salem Airport
N95080Registered 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.