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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Kamuela, HI · June 1, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 1, 1980
Place
Kamuela, HI · KAMUELA, HI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7084PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report July 31, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800601017599A
Case key
130991

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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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3-1501   80/6/1    KAMUELA,HI          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1530
        TIME - 1557                    N7084P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAIMEA-KOHALA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KONA,HI                     KAMUELA,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N7084P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Waimea-Kohala

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N7084P · 1

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