NYC71DFJ11

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Batavia, NY · September 11, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 11, 1970
Place
Batavia, NY · BATAVIA, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8773NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 23, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
133765

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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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3-3654  70/9/11    BATAVIA,NY          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 69, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1400                    N8773N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BATAVIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATAVIA,NY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- 35 MAKE,MODEL AND TOTAL FLT HRS RECORDED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8773N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Batavia

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.