NYC72FHM41

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Spring Valley, NY · April 9, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 9, 1972
Place
Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8881PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report November 27, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165742

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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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3-0741   72/4/9    SPRING VALLEY,NY    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 528
        TIME - 1135                    N8881P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN SANT ERWINNA,PA         RAMAPO VALLEY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 25K.ACFT RAN OFF UPWIND END OF RWY,APRX 350FT,DOWN A DIRT INCLINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N8881P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ramapo Valley

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