- Date
- May 13, 1972
- Place
- Easton, PA · EASTON, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9378PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166037
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2374 72/5/13 EASTON,PA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0920 N9378P PX- 0 0 2 DUAL AGE 65, 30000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EASTON,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- SIM HIGH ALT FRCD LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9378P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Easton
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