MKC67D0500

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Oskaloosa, IA · April 3, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 3, 1967
Place
Oskaloosa, IA · OSKALOOSA, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7884WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 30, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117476

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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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3-1088   67/4/3    OSKALOOSA, IOWA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 2030                    N7884W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIERSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED LNDG ON UNLIGHTED AIRFIELD, LANDED IN CORNFIELD NEXT TO RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7884W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pierson