MKC78FCA15

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Chesterfield, MO · February 10, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 10, 1978
Place
Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N75274Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 19, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780210004149A
Case key
143203

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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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3-0314  78/2/10    CHESTERFIELD,MO     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1605                    N75274              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPT OF ST LOUIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTERFIELD,MO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- INITIAL SOLO.

Aircraft

Registration
N75274
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Spt Of St Louis

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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