NYC72DHD41

NTSB accident investigation · Woodbury Tapsik · Millville, NJ · June 4, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1972
Place
Millville, NJ · MILLVILLE, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4506Woodbury Tapsik
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167050

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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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3-1912   72/6/4    MILLVILLE,NJ        WOODBURY TAPSIK     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 268
        TIME - 0930                    N4506               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLVILLE,NJ                LOCAL
        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 LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4506
Reported as
Woodbury Tapsik
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Millville

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.