FTW72DRD34

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · New Orleans, LA · June 17, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1972
Place
New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5905DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report February 22, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167442

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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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3-2275  72/6/17  NR.NEW ORLEANS,LA     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 253
        TIME - 0945                    N5905D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  FREEMASON IS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULFPORT,MISS              NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED BRAKES INEFFECTIVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5905D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Freemason Is

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.