- Date
- November 20, 1973
- Place
- Wilmington, DE · WILMINGTON, DE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N55598Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731120038659A
- Case key
- 187898
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3844 73/11/20 WILMINGTON,DEL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 17, 92 TOTAL TIME - 2123 N55598 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER WILMINGTN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COATESVILLE,PA WILMINGTON,DEL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER REMARKS- AFTR T/D 2300FT RWY REMAINED UN STOP ROLLED BEYOND END HIT LOCALIZER ANTENNA GUY WIRE ANCHOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55598
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Wilmingtn
N55598Registered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N55598 · 1
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