CHI77DEA04

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Jeffersonville, IN · November 18, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 18, 1976
Place
Jeffersonville, IN · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5599FPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report January 31, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761118037749A
Case key
156364

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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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3-3501  76/11/18   JEFFERSONVILLE,IN   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2100                    N5599F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 54, 777 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAPPS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSONVILLE,IN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- ARPT NOT LIGHTED.PLT BEING ADVISED ON APCH FROM ACFT ON GD THRU UNICOM.INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTION FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5599F
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Happs

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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.