MIA72FKW06

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Fayetteville, TN · September 30, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 30, 1971
Place
Fayetteville, TN · FAYETTEVILLE, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6967WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report May 16, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163689

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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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3-3785  71/9/30    FAYETTEVILLE,TENN   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 250
        TIME - 1130                    N6967W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAYETTEVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAYETTEVILLE,TENN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- ATMTD SHRT FLD LDG IN GUSTY WND,STARTED GOARND W FULL FLAPS,LOST CTL,ABRTD GOARND,HIT FENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6967W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fayetteville

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