FTW77FPA18

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Hebron, TX · July 8, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1977
Place
Hebron, TX · HEBRON, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3954PPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770708024269A
Case key
146096

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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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3-1888   77/7/8    HEBRON,TX           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N3954P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALLAS AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEBRON,TX                   LOCAL
        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 - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING

Aircraft

Registration
N3954P
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dallas Airpark

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N3954P · 2

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