- Date
- January 5, 1973
- Place
- Olathe, KS · OLATHE, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9878WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730105001289A
- Case key
- 169688
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0015 73/1/5 OLATHE,KANS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1445 N9878W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 36, 5272 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1890 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLATHE,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- BRIEFED BY TOWER CTLR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9878W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Johnson County
N9878WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9878W · 1
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