- Date
- June 25, 1976
- Place
- Freeland, MI · FREELAND, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40715Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760625017529A
- Case key
- 154482
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1650 76/6/25 FREELAND,MI PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 39, 26 TOTAL TIME - 1245 N40715 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-CITY AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND RAPIDS,MI FREELAND,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40715
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tri-City Airport
FAA reports on this event · 1
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