MKC79FCG69

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Gainesville, MO · August 12, 1979

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 12, 1979
Place
Gainesville, MO · GAINESVILLE, MO
Injuries
2 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6546JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 28, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790812018419A
Case key
135199

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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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3-1620  79/8/12    GAINESVILLE,MO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 280
        TIME - 1545                    N6546J              PX-  0  1  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE MEMOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNTAIN HOME,AR            GAINESVILLE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N6546J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gainesville Memor

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Other investigations on N6546J · 1

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