- Date
- August 15, 1973
- Place
- Ennis, TX · ENNIS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5295TPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189384
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2210 73/8/15 ENNIS,TEX PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 74 TOTAL TIME - 1435 N5295T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONGHORN RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORSICANA,TEX ENNIS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- UNCHARTED STRIP,GRASS 24-30 IN HI.LND LONG,STARTED GO ARND,CUT PWR.RAN INTO FENCE POST & GATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5295T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Longhorn Ranch
N5295TRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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