MKC77DCG30

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Leavenworth, KS · June 13, 1977

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 13, 1977
Place
Leavenworth, KS · LEAVENWORTH, KS
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2656PPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report August 17, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770613015749A
Case key
147054

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1527  77/6/13    LEAVENWORTH,KS      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2045                    N2656P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 59, 6000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT.MUNCIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEAVENWORTH,KS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PRACTICING SHORT-FLD APCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N2656P
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mt.Muncie

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.