MKC73DCJ12

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Hyannis, NE · July 22, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1972
Place
Hyannis, NE · HYANNIS, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4077ZPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report February 28, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167508

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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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3-2525  72/7/22  NR.HYANNIS,NEBR       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N4077Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRENNEMANN RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HYANNIS,NEBR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED FIRST 2 APCHS TO HIS OWN SHORT FLD. THEN LND HALFWAY DOWN RWY AND FORCED ACFT ON GRND.

Aircraft

Registration
N4077Z
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Brennemann Ranch

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.