# NTSB IAD76FIG12: Piper PA-28, N5731U, White Marsh, MD, March 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1976
- Place: White Marsh, MD · WHITE MARSH, MD
- Location: 39.3806° N, 76.4567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Marsh, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3806&lon=-76.4567&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0639  76/3/12    WHITE MARSH,MD      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 55, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N5731U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALTIMORE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE MARSH,MD              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ROLLED INTO 4FT DEEP CULVERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5731U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5731U-2014-08-28), registration cancelled 2014-08-28, S/N 28-26547, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baltimore Airpark

## 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 19760312008279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760312008279A), Mar 12, 1976: Piper PA28140, White Marsh, MD, Substantial damage. Rolled into 4FT deep culvert.

## Other investigations on N5731U (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC00LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA217), Aug 6, 2000: Piper PA-28-140 (N5731U), E. Stroudsburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff with only partial engine power available.

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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