NYC72FHA27

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Quakertown, PA · November 26, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 26, 1971
Place
Quakertown, PA · QUAKERTOWN, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N471FLPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report May 8, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164437

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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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3-3662  71/11/26   QUAKERTOWN,PA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N471FL              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UPPER BUCKS COUNT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUAKERTOWN,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- PORPOISED. SWERVED OFF RWY INTO CREEK.

Aircraft

Registration
N471FL
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Upper Bucks Count

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.