MIA67F0468

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Pensacola, FL · December 14, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 14, 1966
Place
Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6992PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report May 3, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119393

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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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3-4309  66/12/14   PENSACOLA FLA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 400
        TIME - 1830                    N6992P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENSACOLA MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- BOTH MAIN LNDG GR WHEELS STRUCK 5-IN. LIP AT APP END OF RNWY. NOTAMS ADVISED OF RNWY CONSTRUCTION

Aircraft

Registration
N6992P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pensacola Muni.

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.