- Date
- October 3, 1971
- Place
- Waycross, GA · WAYCROSS, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6954WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164608
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4470 71/10/3 WAYCROSS,GA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 38 TOTAL TIME - 1345 N6954W PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAVANNAH,GA SAVANNAH,GA WAYCROSS,GA 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 FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- BALLOONED DRG LVL OFF HIT HARD ON NOSE GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6954W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ware County
N6954WRegistration cancelled Jul 13, 2024 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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