# NTSB IAD75FLJ18: Piper PA-34, N1050U, Fort Bragg, NC, January 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1975
- Place: Fort Bragg, NC · FORT BRAGG, NC
- Location: 35.1381° N, 79.0075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Bragg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1381&lon=-79.0075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FLJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0452  75/1/14    FORT BRAGG,NC       PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 280
        TIME - 1415                    N1050U              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMMONS AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT BRAGG,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- T/D ABT 2FT SHORT OF RWY,L WHEEL STRUCK EXPOSED EDGE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1050U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1050U-2014-09-08), registration cancelled 2014-09-08, S/N 34-7250034, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Simmons Aaf

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750114000039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750114000039A), Jan 14, 1975: Piper PA34200, Fort Bragg, NC, Substantial damage. T/d abt 2FT short of rwy,l wheel struck exposed edge of rwy.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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