- Date
- September 10, 1969
- Place
- St.Simons, GA · ST.SIMONS, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6392WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156727
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3955 69/9/10 ST.SIMONS,GA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 17 TOTAL TIME - 0800 N6392W PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKINNON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.SIMONS,GA 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- PLTS 1ST SOLO FLT. HAD NOT FLOWN FOR PAST 30 DAYS EXCEPT FOR .9HR DUAL JUST PRIOR THIS FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6392W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mckinnon
N6392WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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