- Date
- November 16, 1981
- Place
- Zephyrhills, FL · ZEPHYRHILLS, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5738ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811116074029A
- Case key
- 123531
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2927 81/11/16 ZEPHYRHILLS,FL PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1809 N5738Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 55, 281 TOTAL HOURS, ALL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZEPHYRHILLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ZEPHYRHILLS,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH 30 FT POLE 986 FEET SHORT OF RWY THRESHOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5738Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zephyrhills
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5738Z · 1
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