- Date
- April 27, 1975
- Place
- Easley, SC · EASLEY, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N37976Piper J4E
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750427009439A
- Case key
- 148591
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0757 75/4/27 EASLEY,SC PIPER J4E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 220 TIME - 1710 N37976 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GIBBS AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE,SC EASLEY,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LONG LDG,BOUNCED.PLT STEEPENED CLBG TURN TO AVOID 2ND PWR LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37976
- Reported as
- Piper J4E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gibbs Airstrip
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.