NYC68D0189

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Hopedale, MA · October 5, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 5, 1967
Place
Hopedale, MA · HOPEDALE, MA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6829WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113970

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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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3-3994   67/10/5   HOPEDALE,MASS       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 100
        TIME - 1915                    N6829W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEDALE-DRAPER
        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

Aircraft

Registration
N6829W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hopedale-Draper

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