CHI78FEE04

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Lansing, IL · October 25, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 25, 1977
Place
Lansing, IL · LANSING, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1568XPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771025042619A
Case key
144222

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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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3-3980  77/10/25   LANSING, IL         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2243                    N1568X              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     49, 11128 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            702 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANSING MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WAYNE, IN              LANSING, IL
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N1568X
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lansing Muni

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