- Date
- April 19, 1973
- Place
- Manassas, VA · MANASSAS, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5642UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170499
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1304 73/4/19 MANASSAS,VA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 18 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N5642U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANASSAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANASSAS,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- T/D ABT 15FT SHORT OF THRESHOLD,BOUNCED,THEN LOST CTL OF ACFT VEERED L HIT DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5642U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Manassas
N5642URegistration cancelled Mar 26, 2018 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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