MIA73DLG39

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Pelzer, SC · March 26, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 26, 1973
Place
Pelzer, SC · PELZER, SC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N27ANavion A
Status
Completed · report April 26, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730326005909A
Case key
170351

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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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3-0640  73/3/26    PELZER,SC           NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1783
        TIME - 1336                    N27A                PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 324 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARTEE AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDERSON,SC                 PELZER,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ATMTD LDG E,UPHILL,DECIDED GS TOO FAST,WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME DUE WET GRASS.

Aircraft

Registration
N27A
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cartee Airstrip

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.