# NTSB MKC70DCD32: Piper PA-28, N5739U, Des Moines, IA, May 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1970
- Place: Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCD32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCD32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2075  70/5/17    DES MOINES,IOWA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1450                    N5739U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CENTERVILLE,IOWA            DES MOINES,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- HI APCH,HIT NOSE GR 1ST. SOLO X-C.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5739U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Des Moines

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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