- Date
- September 7, 1978
- Place
- Allison, IA · ALLISON, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7840WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780907026089A
- Case key
- 140118
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2309 78/9/7 ALLISON,IA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 99 TOTAL TIME - 1945 N7840W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLISON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMES,IA ALLISON,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7840W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allison Muni
N7840WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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