FTW75DPJ05

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Goldsby, OK · August 5, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 5, 1975
Place
Goldsby, OK · GOLDSBY, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5552WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 21, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750805022019A
Case key
201298

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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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3-2166   75/8/5    GOLDSBY,OK          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N5552W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUTTONS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLDSBY,OK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        REMARKS- PITOT TUBE CLOGGED

Aircraft

Registration
N5552W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Huttons

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N5552W · 2

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