- Date
- October 5, 1973
- Place
- Eglin, IL · EGLIN, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N55707Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731005034089A
- Case key
- 188368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3088 73/10/5 EGLIN,ILL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1220 N55707 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 33, 2855 TOTAL HOURS, 520 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SCHAUMBURG,ILL LOCAL EGLIN,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- HI SINK RATE MAIN GR STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT SHORT OF THE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55707
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elgin
N55707Registration cancelled Nov 8, 2007 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N55707 · 1
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