NYC66F0579

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Shippenville, PA · March 22, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1966
Place
Shippenville, PA · SHIPPENVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5607BPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report May 9, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173226

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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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3-0647  66/3/22    SHIPPENVILLE PA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 3000
        TIME - 1310                    N5607B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RHEA
        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 - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N5607B
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rhea