- Date
- February 18, 1971
- Place
- Durham, NC · DURHAM, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5044YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161328
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0009 71/2/18 DURHAM,NC PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 280 TIME - 1510 N5044Y PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - DURHAM SKY-PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE,SC DURHAM,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP REMARKS- PROP MARKS ON RWY APRX 2/3 DWN RWY.PLT STATED NOSE GR COLLAPSED.GR SYSTEM FOUND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5044Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Durham Sky-Park
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