NYC67D0512

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Old Town, ME · March 2, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 2, 1967
Place
Old Town, ME · OLD TOWN, ME
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7405RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 11, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118471

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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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3-0657   67/3/2    OLD TOWN, ME        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 0956                    N7405R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD TOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED INTO SNOWBANK. SECOND SOLO FLIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7405R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Old Town

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