IAD70D0186

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · White Marsh, MD · October 4, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 4, 1969
Place
White Marsh, MD · WHITE MARSH, MD
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8790WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
151442

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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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3-4079   69/10/4   WHITE MARSH,MD      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 419
        TIME - 1045                    N8790W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALTIMORE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POUGHKEEPSIE,NY             WHITE MARSH,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR STRUCK DITCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N8790W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Baltimore Airpark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.