- Date
- October 7, 1971
- Place
- Pierre, SD · PIERRE, SD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7843PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163504
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2298 71/10/7 PIERRE,S DAK PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1500 TIME - 1520 N7843P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 602 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PIERRE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHICAGO,ILL CIRCLE,MONT PIERRE,S DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FSS STA ADV PLT HE COULD LND ON TAXIWAY DUE HI X-WIND,RWY CONSTRUCT.PLT DIDNT SEE BARRIER,HIT LIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7843P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pierre
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Other investigations on N7843P · 2
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