FTW69F0457

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Abbeville, LA · April 25, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1969
Place
Abbeville, LA · ABBEVILLE, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9754JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 17, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
188413

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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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3-0985  69/4/25    ABBEVILLE,LA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 250
        TIME - 0915                    N9754J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABBEVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 40 DEG 8K.

Aircraft

Registration
N9754J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Abbeville

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