DIA69A0055

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Fredericksburg, VA · April 19, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 19, 1969
Place
Fredericksburg, VA · FREDERICKSBURG, VA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6301YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
187463

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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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3-0873  69/4/19    FREDERICKSBURG,VA   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2058
        TIME - 1730                    N6301Y              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 447 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- ALL AVAILABLE PUBLICATIONS LIST RNWY 13-31 300 FT LONGER THAN ACTUAL LENGTH.

Aircraft

Registration
N6301Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Shannon