CHI75FEA12

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Indianapolis, IN · October 22, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 22, 1974
Place
Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4552TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 10, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741022036919A
Case key
140975

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3431  74/10/22   INDIANAPOLIS,IND    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1055                    N4552T              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 28, 566 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPEEDWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IND            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- RECURRENCY CK.PWR OFF LDG APCH.IP TOOK OVER WHEN HE REALIZED ACFT WOULD LND SHORT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4552T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Speedway

FAA reports on this event · 1

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