- Date
- May 28, 1970
- Place
- Smithfield, RI · SMITHFIELD, RI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4932ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131955
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2341 70/5/28 SMITHFIELD,RI PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 17, 13 TOTAL TIME - 1520 N4932Z PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH CENTRAL STA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SMITHFIELD,RI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- PLT LND 2/3 DOWN RWY. SWERVED TO L TO AVOID OVERSHOOTING END OF RWY. NOSED OVER. 4TH SOLO FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4932Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- North Central Sta
N4932ZRegistered now · Piper PA-22-108Airframe modelPiper PA-22-108Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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