CHI79FEI45

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Steubenville, OH · September 12, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1979
Place
Steubenville, OH · STEUBENVILLE, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5349PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790912026389A
Case key
133576

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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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3-2979  79/9/12  NR.STEUBENVILLE,OH    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 173
        TIME - 1430                    N5349P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEUBENVILLE PIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OH                  STEUBENVILLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRAYED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- TREE STUMP.BRAKE CABLE P/N21077-00 SEPARATED DURING BRAKING ACTION.

Aircraft

Registration
N5349P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Steubenville Pier

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N5349P · 1

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