DEN73DTE14

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Steamboat Sp, CO · August 6, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 6, 1972
Place
Steamboat Sp, CO · STEAMBOAT SP, CO
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1279TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168033

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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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3-2862   72/8/6    STEAMBOAT SP,COLO   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1920                    N1279T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    STEAMBOAT SP,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LNDD LAST 3RD OF RWY,EXCESSIVE SPEED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1279T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Steamboat Springs

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