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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Founthead Park, OK · March 21, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 21, 1976
Place
Founthead Park, OK · FOUNTHEAD PARK, OK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N56651Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 22, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760321006029A
Case key
153199

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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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3-0506  76/3/21    FOUNTHEAD PARK,OK   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N56651              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOUNTHEAD AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRYOR,OK                    FOUNTHEAD PARK,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N56651
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Founthead Airpark

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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.