- Date
- October 5, 1971
- Place
- Cypress, TX · CYPRESS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N685APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164196
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3966 71/10/5 CYPRESS,TEX PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 46 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N685A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEISER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CYPRESS,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT OVERSHOT TURN ON FINAL AND LANDED IN MUDDY AREA ADJACENT TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N685A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Weiser
N685ARegistration cancelled Jun 28, 1976 · Piper PA-22Airframe modelPiper PA-22Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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