FTW76FPA11

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Dallas, TX · November 30, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 30, 1975
Place
Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N55TBPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report January 28, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751130040239A
Case key
151637

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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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3-3869  75/11/30   DALLAS,TX           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2100                    N55TB               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 894 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            492 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGHWAY 77
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,OK                    DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD THROTTLE STUCK OPEN. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N55TB
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Highway 77

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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