- Date
- October 20, 1972
- Place
- Big Rapids, MI · BIG RAPIDS, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3657RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169101
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2931 72/10/20 BIG RAPIDS,MICH PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 451 TIME - 1230 N3657R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 396 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBEN HOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PONTIAC,MICH BIG RAPIDS,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3657R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Roben Hood
N3657RRegistration cancelled Apr 6, 2018 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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