- Date
- October 14, 1979
- Place
- Eveleth, MN · EVELETH, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6616WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791014029339A
- Case key
- 133588
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2731 79/10/14 EVELETH,MN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 46, 171 TIME - 1750 N6616W PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EVELETH,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- FERRY FLIGHT FOR MAINTENANCE.COLLIDED WITH PARKED AIRCRAFT,N3405Y.SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO N3405Y.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6616W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Harbor
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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.