- Date
- December 14, 1971
- Place
- Mayaguez, PR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5991WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164949
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4120 71/12/14 MAYAGUEZ,PR PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1710 N5991W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 33, 244 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 182 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYAGUEZ DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAMEY AFB,PR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5991W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mayaguez
N5991WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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