- Date
- May 24, 1971
- Place
- Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5987WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161933
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2182 71/5/24 LONG BEACH,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 41, 54 TOTAL TIME - 1242 N5987W PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- PLT DID NOT USE FLAPS.SLIGHT X-WND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5987W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Long Beach
N5987WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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