- Date
- April 27, 1975
- Place
- Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7703JPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750427011879A
- Case key
- 149248
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1782 75/4/27 GAINESVILLE,FL PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 73 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N7703J PX- 0 0 6 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE,SC GAINESVILLE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISE ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7703J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gainesville
N7703JRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2020 · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7703J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN20LA018Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHouston, TXThe pilot's failure to select the proper fuel tank before departure, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.NTSB MKC88LA060Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMound City, MOThe PIC, after an earlier lndg at tarkio, Missouri and an unsuccessful attempt to reach his fishing partner, flew his acft to and landed at st. joseph rosecrans arpt. After contacting his friend, and catching a few hours of sleep, the PIC made an early…