NYC73DHD73

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Toms River, NJ · January 20, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 20, 1973
Place
Toms River, NJ · TOMS RIVER, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N15377Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 1, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730120001309A
Case key
201465

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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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3-0033  73/1/20    TOMS RIVER,NJ       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 2550
        TIME - 1045                    N15377              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 2200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RJ MILLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOMS RIVER,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- DURING LANDING INSTR PLT ALLOWED STUDENT PLT TO LOOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND HIT DIRT BANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N15377
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rj Miller

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N15377 · 1

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