DEN66D0185

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Albuquerque, NM · January 9, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 9, 1966
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6768WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report January 28, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173904

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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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3-0009   66/1/9    ALBUQUERQUE N MEX   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N6768W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N6768W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sunport

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