- Date
- August 5, 1979
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6155HPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790805024409A
- Case key
- 134641
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2235 79/8/5 INDIANAPOLIS,IN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N6155H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - IND METROPOLITAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6155H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ind Metropolitan
FAA reports on this event · 1
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