MKC71DDQ08

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Chamberlain, SD · August 16, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 16, 1970
Place
Chamberlain, SD · CHAMBERLAIN, SD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4545ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report June 4, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110824

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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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3-3221  70/8/16    CHAMBERLAIN,S DAK   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 127
        TIME - 2130                    N4545Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAMBERLAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAPID CITY,S DAK            CHAMBERLAIN,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- MED LIMIT,NOT VALID NIGHT FLT OR BY COLOR SIGNAL CTL.NO NIGHT TIME LOGGED. PLT MISREAD WIND SOCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N4545Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chamberlain

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