- Date
- August 21, 1969
- Place
- Pettus, AR · PETTUS, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7548RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170562
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2422 69/8/21 PETTUS,ARK PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 90 TOTAL TIME - 0800 N7548R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETTUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LITTLE ROCK,ARK DES ARC,ARK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT 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 - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- STRUCK WATER TANK. PLT CERTIFICATE NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO OR X-C FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7548R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pettus
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