MKC71DCJ47

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Gothenburg, NE · February 14, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 14, 1971
Place
Gothenburg, NE · GOTHENBURG, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5521UPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160080

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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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3-0716  71/2/14    GOTHENBURG,NEBR     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N5521U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOTHENBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOTHENBURG,NEBR             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- NOSE GR,ENG MOUNT DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N5521U
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gothenburg Muni

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.

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