# NTSB MKC79DCQ31: Piper PA-28, N7633F, Wellington, KS, June 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1979
- Place: Wellington, KS · WELLINGTON, KS
- Location: 37.2781° N, 97.4067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellington, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2781&lon=-97.4067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCQ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1103  79/6/17    WELLINGTON,KS       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N7633F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELLINGTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WELLINGTON,KS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WND GUSTS 20KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7633F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7633F), registered now, S/N 28-7715217 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wellington Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790617012679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617012679A), Jun 17, 1979: Piper PA28151, Wellington, KS, Substantial damage. Student pilot made a bad landing. Attempted a go around. Drifted left of runway into a ditch.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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