- Date
- September 15, 1975
- Place
- South Hill, VA · SOUTH HILL, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7571PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 150871
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2738 75/9/15 SOUTH HILL,VA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 450 TIME - 1715 N7571P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH HILL MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTERFIELD,VA SOUTH HILL,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- APCH OVR 20 FT TALL BLDG ON APCH TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7571P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South Hill Muni
N7571PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-180Airframe modelPiper PA-24-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N7571P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC86LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEllington, CTWhile on apch for landing, about 50 ft from the rwy, the landing gear contacted a bridge and the acft bounced into the air. Pwr was added at this time and again the acft bounced. The acft was then landed on the rwy and it skidded to a stop. The plt stated she…NTSB DIA67D0038Accident · No injuriesClosedColfax, WV