MIA78FKG19

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Stockbridge, GA · January 28, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 28, 1978
Place
Stockbridge, GA · STOCKBRIDGE, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4506FPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 28, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780128001049A
Case key
143616

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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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3-0058  78/1/28    STOCKBRIDGE,GA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N4506F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERRYHILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  STOCKBRIDGE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N4506F
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Berryhill

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Other investigations on N4506F · 1

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