- Date
- August 26, 1970
- Place
- Manahawkin, NJ · MANAHAWKIN, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5977UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107385
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3568 70/8/26 MANAHAWKIN,NJ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 15 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N5977U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLES NEST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANAHAWKIN,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT REMARKS- PLT INSTRUCTED TO RETRACT FLAPS IMMEDIATELY ON T/D ON ALL LDGS.HIT 2 PARKED ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5977U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eagles Nest
N5977URegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N5977U · 1
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