- Date
- January 16, 1977
- Place
- Wetumpka, AL · WETUMPKA, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5537FPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770116000719A
- Case key
- 156921
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0838 77/1/16 WETUMPKA,AL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0850 N5537F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE UNK/NR, 400 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WETUMPKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAXWELL AFB,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND REMARKS- INSTRUCTOR PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE DEMONSTRATING CROSSWIND LDG TECHNIQUE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5537F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wetumpka
N5537FRegistration cancelled May 14, 2008 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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 N5537F · 1
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