CHI79FEK23

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-38 · Chesterville, OH · September 7, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 7, 1979
Place
Chesterville, OH · CHESTERVILLE, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2457GPiper PA-38
Status
Completed · report October 11, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790907023419A
Case key
133945

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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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3-2272   79/9/7    CHESTERVILLE,OH     PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 2215                    N2457G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FISHER'S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         CHESTERVILLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N2457G
Reported as
Piper PA-38
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fisher'S

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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