- Date
- July 14, 1981
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N38952Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1991
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810714040939A
- Case key
- 125015
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1542 81/7/14 HOUSTON,TX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 31 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N38952 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEISER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GEORGETOWN,TX HOUSTON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- CESSNA 150,N3175V,VARGA KACHINA,8289J,& HANGER SUBSTANTIALLY DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38952
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Weiser
N38952Registered now · Piper PA-28-161Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.