- Date
- March 18, 1977
- Place
- Wakeeney, KS · WAKEENEY, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7221WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770318005269A
- Case key
- 157634
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0508 77/3/18 WAKEENEY,KS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 113 TIME - 1950 N7221W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NIEDENS PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANTHONY,KS WAKEENEY,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- ATTEMPTED NIGHT LNDG ON PVT STRIP USING AUTOMOBILE LIGHTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7221W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Niedens Private
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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