- Date
- May 21, 1971
- Place
- Florala, AL · FLORALA, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5540FPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161918
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2160 71/5/21 FLORALA,ALA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 120 TIME - 1730 N5540F PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PAXTON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENSACOLA,FLA FLORALA,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5540F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Paxton Field
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