- Date
- May 16, 1972
- Place
- Broken Bow, NE · BROKEN BOW, NE
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4975LPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166128
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1664 72/5/16 BROKEN BOW,NEBR PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 606 TIME - 0130 N4975L PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROKEN BOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCOTTSBLUFF,NEBR BROKEN BOW,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- THRESHOLD DISPLACED 400 FT.PLT LND OVER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AT NITE. BRAKED HEAVILY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4975L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Broken Bow
N4975LRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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