- Date
- April 28, 1971
- Place
- Rocky Ford, CO · ROCKY FORD, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8645NPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161355
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4230 71/4/28 ROCKY FORD,COLO PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 312 TIME - 0840 N8645N PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MELON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOVINGTON,N MEX ROCKY FORD,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- RWY DWNSLP-ACFT ROLLED BEYOND RWY END INTO DITCH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8645N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Melon