MIA72DKJ56

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Madison, AL · May 27, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 27, 1972
Place
Madison, AL · MADISON, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N465FLPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 16, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166984

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2055  72/5/27    MADISON,ALA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 109
        TIME - 1230                    N465FL              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARL T.JONES FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTSVILLE,ALA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N465FL
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Carl T.Jones Fld

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.