- Date
- November 10, 1979
- Place
- Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5998YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791110032579A
- Case key
- 133083
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3250 79/11/10 RUIDOSO,NM PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 54, 913 TIME - 1530 N5998Y PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUIDOSO MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DENVER,CO EL PASO,TX RUIDOSO,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5998Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Ruidoso Municipal
N5998YRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2014 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5998Y · 1
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