- Date
- February 20, 1976
- Place
- Lexington, NE · LEXINGTON, NE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N711WGPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760220007649A
- Case key
- 152692
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0817 76/2/20 LEXINGTON,NE PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 383 TIME - 1759 N711WG PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEXINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCOTTSBLUFF,NE LINCOLN,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. AIRFRAME BUFFET PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 900 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS SNOW, FREEZING DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND BLOWING SNOW TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 18 10 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 40 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- RCVD 3 WX BRFGS,INCLDG ICG FCST.DIDN'T GO-AROUND DUE AIRFRAME ICE.WIND GUSTING 50K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N711WG
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lexington
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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