IAD80FIG03

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Edgewater, MD · December 12, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 12, 1979
Place
Edgewater, MD · EDGEWATER, MD
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8132RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report January 25, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791212033589A
Case key
132670

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3406  79/12/12   EDGEWATER,MD        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 412
        TIME - 1615                    N8132R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 315 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REHOBOTH,DE                 EDGEWATER,MD
        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 - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT CAME TO REST IN WATER OFF END OF RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N8132R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lee

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N8132R · 1

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