- Date
- July 18, 1976
- Place
- Ruston, LA · RUSTON, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- TG-HIQ-FPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155063
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0010 76/7/18 RUSTON,LA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 31, 277 TIME - 1430 TG-HIQ-F PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RUSTON,LA FORT WAYNE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- OIL ACCESS DOOR CAME OPEN ON CLIMB. RET & LND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- TG-HIQ-F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ruston Muni