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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Newton, IL · July 26, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 26, 1976
Place
Newton, IL · NEWTON, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N43544Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report October 29, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760726020879A
Case key
155303

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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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3-2668  76/7/26    NEWTON,IL           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 149
        TIME - 0630                    N43544              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JASPER CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SULLIVAN,IN                 NEWTON,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LANDED FAST ON WET GRASS RUNWAY,SKIDDED INTO BUILDING.90 DEGREE XWIND AT 5 KNOTS,RUNWAY SLOPE DOWN

Aircraft

Registration
N43544
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jasper Co

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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.