- Date
- September 25, 1971
- Place
- Central City, PA · CENTRAL CITY, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3698WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163685
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3775 71/9/25 CENTRAL CITY,PA PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 105 TIME - 1415 N3698W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIAN LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAITHERSBURG,MD CENTRAL CITY,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- EXTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT DUE GOLF CART CROSSING RWY ABT 500FT FROM APCH END.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3698W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Indian Lake
N3698WRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N3698W · 1
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