MIA72DLA24

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · High Springs, FL · December 27, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 27, 1971
Place
High Springs, FL · HIGH SPRINGS, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5202LPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164838

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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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3-4501  71/12/27   HIGH SPRINGS,FLA    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 204
        TIME - 1130                    N5202L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUDY'S APRT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA-LOCKA,FLA               HIGH SPRINGS,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- LNDD LONG ON SHORT RWY,ATMTD GOARND,HIT FENCE,ABRTD,LNDD IN FLD,L WNG HIT LARGE ROCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N5202L
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rudy'S Aprt

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