NYC65F0006

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Tewksbury, MA · February 3, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 3, 1965
Place
Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5647ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report March 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180064

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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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3-0148   65/2/3    TEWKSBURY MASS      PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N5647Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEW MAC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N5647Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tew Mac

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.