FTW78FQG26

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Ropesville, TX · April 14, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 14, 1978
Place
Ropesville, TX · ROPESVILLE, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N41622Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 19, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780414010279A
Case key
142025

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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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3-1801  78/4/14    ROPESVILLE,TX       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N41622              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCNABB FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TX                  ROPESVILLE,TX
        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 - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N41622
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mcnabb Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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