- Date
- September 1, 1972
- Place
- Alpine, TX · ALPINE, TX
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8920PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168194
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3926 72/9/1 ALPINE,TEX PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2000 TIME - 2025 N8920P PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 425 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTUDA RANCH STRP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANGELO,TEX ALPINE,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- USED AUTO LIGHTS ON UNLIGHTED STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8920P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Altuda Ranch Strp