CHI79DEX29

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Hagertown, IN · May 5, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 5, 1979
Place
Hagertown, IN · HAGERTOWN, IN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N15425Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790505013049A
Case key
135640

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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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3-1236   79/5/5    HAGERTOWN,IN        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N15425              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 39, 2048 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            260 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAGERSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONNERSVILLE,IN             HAGERTOWN,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N15425
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hagerstown

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N15425 · 1

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