MKC80DCJ32

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Nebraska City, NE · September 6, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 6, 1980
Place
Nebraska City, NE · NEBRASKA CITY, NE
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2137NPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report October 10, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800906041859A
Case key
128866

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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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3-2119   80/9/6    NEBRASKA CITY,NE    PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 536
        TIME - 2035                    N2137N              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 242 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROLL BROS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UTICA,NE                    NEBRASKA CITY,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NEARLY DARK,RWY LIGHTS NOT ON.TOUCHDOWN JUST OFF SIDE OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2137N
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Roll Bros

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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.