FTW71DRG15

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Jourdanton, TX · August 10, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1970
Place
Jourdanton, TX · JOURDANTON, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9596DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report June 3, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110704

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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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3-3209  70/8/10    JOURDANTON,TEX      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 453
        TIME - 2000                    N9596D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAUDE MILLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEEVILLE,TEX                JOURDANTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDD ON PLOWED FLD ADJACENT TO UNLTD RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N9596D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Claude Miller

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