- Date
- December 17, 1974
- Place
- Grosse Ile, MI · GROSSE ILE, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5063TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741217041679A
- Case key
- 144450
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3984 74/12/17 GROSSE ILE,MICH PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1645 N5063T PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 22, 851 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 ALL IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GROSSE ILE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GROSSE ILE,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- STRUCK SNOWBANK LOCATED IN RWY DISPLACED AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5063T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grosse Ile
N5063TRegistered 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.
Other investigations on N5063T · 1
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