FTW73DRJ30

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Alexandria, LA · April 4, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 4, 1973
Place
Alexandria, LA · ALEXANDRIA, LA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5349TPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report May 9, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730404007759A
Case key
170665

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0824   73/4/4    ALEXANDRIA,LA       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1380
        TIME - 1530                    N5349T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 186 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALEXANDRIA,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- L LDG GR HIT CONCRETE BLOCK ABT 2FT HI APRX 50FT SHORT OF RWY.WING DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N5349T
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chandler

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N5349T · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.