- Date
- October 10, 1973
- Place
- Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5253WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731010032079A
- Case key
- 188030
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3465 73/10/10 LOUISVILLE,KY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 50, 51 TOTAL TIME - 1745 N5253W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUISVILLE,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS 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 CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT STATED COULD NOT GET THROTTLE TO RETARD DRG FLARE OUT.POST EXAM THROTTLE-LINKAGE OPERATED OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5253W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bowman Field
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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.