MKC67F0296

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · St.Charles, MO · October 23, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 23, 1966
Place
St.Charles, MO · ST.CHARLES, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7040RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120374

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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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3-3739  66/10/23   ST.CHARLES MO       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1510                    N7040R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.CHARLES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON PLOWED AREA 40 FT SHORT OF RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N7040R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
St.Charles

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.