LAX76FUJ75

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Scottsdale, AZ · May 13, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 13, 1976
Place
Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5701UPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 14, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760513011699A
Case key
153315

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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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3-1010  76/5/13  NR.SCOTTSDALE,AZ      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1155                    N5701U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SCOTTSDALE,AZ                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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5701U
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Scottsdale

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N5701U · 1

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