DIA67D0028

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Fredericksburg, VA · February 5, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 5, 1967
Place
Fredericksburg, VA · FREDERICKSBURG, VA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7407DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report July 10, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118899

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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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3-0430   67/2/5    FREDERICKSBURG,VA   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N7407D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- 60 DEG RT CROSSWIND,10 KTS. AN INTO-THE-WIND RNWY WAS AVAILABLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7407D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Shannon

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