FTW80DQG29

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Robert Lee, TX · July 5, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 5, 1980
Place
Robert Lee, TX · ROBERT LEE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N56612Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report October 23, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800705023679A
Case key
129151

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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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3-2307   80/7/5    ROBERT LEE,TX       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 131
        TIME - 1445                    N56612              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERT LEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         ROBERT LEE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: PITOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        REMARKS- DEBRIS REMOVED FM PITOT-STATIC SYS.STALL WARNING LGT OPNL.

Aircraft

Registration
N56612
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Robert Lee

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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.