LAX70DUG33

NTSB incident investigation · Piper J4F · Hemet, CA · April 25, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1970
Place
Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N27891Piper J4F
Status
Completed · report February 11, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131306

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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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5-0023  70/4/25    HEMET,CALIF         PIPER J4F           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 0710                    N27891              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEMET-RYAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEMET,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ON SECOND LDG OF FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO,ACFT TOUCHED DOWN,BALLOONED,THEN SETTLED ONTO RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N27891
Reported as
Piper J4F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Hemet-Ryan

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.