- Date
- August 12, 1974
- Place
- Woodbridge, VA · WOODBRIDGE, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N15854Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740812029309A
- Case key
- 136669
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2974 74/8/12 WOODBRIDGE,VA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 83 TOTAL TIME - 0850 N15854 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBRIDGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOODBRIDGE,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK ROAD GRADER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15854
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Woodbridge
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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.