DIA70D0013

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Cheswold, DE · June 20, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 20, 1969
Place
Cheswold, DE · CHESWOLD, DE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8224NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 6, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175222

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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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3-1826  69/6/20    CHESWOLD,DEL        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N8224N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAWARE AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT ALIGNED WITH RWY PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.STRUCK PARKED CESSNA N8836S.

Aircraft

Registration
N8224N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Delaware Airpark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.