- Date
- August 26, 1973
- Place
- Lanesville, IN · LANESVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8552PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730826037189A
- Case key
- 188860
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3425 73/8/26 LANESVILLE,IND PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2210 N8552P PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 35, 3530 TOTAL HOURS, 10 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LANESVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUISVILLE,KY LANESVILLE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- IP TOLD PLT LND WELL L OF LTS DUE ONLY 1 SIDE LTD.NOSEWHEEL STRUCK RWY LT AT T/D.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8552P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lanesville
N8552PRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2020 · Piper PA-24-260Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8552P · 4
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