- Date
- December 20, 1970
- Place
- Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1051SN.American P-51
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159633
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4459 70/12/20 HOMESTEAD,FLA N.AMERICAN P-51 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 3700 TIME - 1350 N1051S PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOMESTEAD,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) CHECK PILOT - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS REMARKS- ACFT NOT DUAL CTL EQUIPPED.TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 300 YDS FROM RWY,ROLLED L FROM TORQUE ON GO AROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1051S
- Reported as
- N.American P-51
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Richards