- Date
- December 3, 1977
- Place
- Somerset, KY · SOMERSET, KY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N55024Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771203042019A
- Case key
- 143911
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4031 77/12/3 SOMERSET,KY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0050 N55024 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 40, 1084 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 32 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET-PULASKI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LONDON,KY RETURN SOMERSET,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- GR SELECTOR SOLENOID SHORTED,CB POPPED.PLT SHUTDOWN ENG ON FINAL APCH,UNABLE TO REACH ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55024
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Somerset-Pulaski
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.