FTW71FPM21

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Tulsa, OK · February 23, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 23, 1971
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7729NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160086

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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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3-0727  71/2/23    TULSA,OKLA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N7729N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- TOUCHED DOWN NOSE WHEEL FIRST.                  VISORY INVOLVEMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7729N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Riverside

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.