- Date
- May 21, 1978
- Place
- Columbia, TN · COLUMBIA, TN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N54008Ryan ST-3KR
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780521010059A
- Case key
- 142231
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0842 78/5/21 COLUMBIA,TN RYAN ST-3KR CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 510 TIME - 1400 N54008 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- T/D AT MID-FIELD,BOUNCED HARD,ATTEMPTED GO-ARND WITH FLAPS FULL DN,CARB HEAT IN HOT PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54008
- Reported as
- Ryan ST-3KR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hunter Field
N54008Registration cancelled Apr 8, 2025 · Ryan Aeronautical ST3KRAirframe modelRyan Aeronautical ST3KREngine modelKinner R5 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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