MIA75DLD32

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Melbourne, FL · November 5, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 5, 1974
Place
Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N15148Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741105039029A
Case key
143087

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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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3-3616   74/11/5   MELBOURNE,FLA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N15148              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MELBOURNE REGIONL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MELBOURNE,FLA               LOCAL
        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- CTCTD GND IN NOSE LO ATTITUDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N15148
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Melbourne Regionl

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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.