# NTSB NYC66D0179: Piper PA-28, N6155W, Midlothian, VA, September 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1965
- Place: Midlothian, VA · MIDLOTHIAN, VA
- Location: 37.4844° N, 77.6496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midlothian, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4844&lon=-77.6496&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0179
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0179

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2302   65/9/5  NR.MIDLOTHIAN VA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N6155W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6155W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6155W-1997-02-12), registration cancelled 1997-02-12, S/N 2820174 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rose

## Other investigations on N6155W (5)

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.

- [NTSB IAD73DKM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM36), Apr 28, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Eden, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA67F0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0015-116458), May 25, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Sandston, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA67F0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0027), Feb 8, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Sandston, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0187), Sep 10, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Sandston, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0549), Mar 17, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Sandston, VA, substantial damage

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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