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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Laramie, WY · August 16, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 16, 1973
Place
Laramie, WY · LARAMIE, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N95477Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report November 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730816024879A
Case key
188935

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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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3-2961  73/8/16    LARAMIE,WYO         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N95477              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN. BRESS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 LARAMIE,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DMGD NSE WHL STRUT, ENG MOUNT, COWLNG AND PROP.

Aircraft

Registration
N95477
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gen. Bress Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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