NYC68D0120

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Mt.Pleasant, PA · August 8, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 8, 1967
Place
Mt.Pleasant, PA · MT.PLEASANT, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7090RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report October 31, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115131

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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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3-2694   67/8/8    MT.PLEASANT,PA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1250                    N7090R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT.PLEASANT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD PARALLEL TO ACTIVE RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7090R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mt.Pleasant

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.