DEN75DTE03

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Akron, CO · July 13, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 13, 1974
Place
Akron, CO · AKRON, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8926DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740713023589A
Case key
128684

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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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3-2049  74/7/13    AKRON,COLO          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 0740                    N8926D              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON-WASHINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEYENNE,WYO                AKRON,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT TURNED OFF EDGE OF RWY TO AVOID FENCE.BRAKING ACTION POOR FROM GRAVEL SURFACE.

Aircraft

Registration
N8926D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Akron-Washington

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N8926D · 1

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