NYC73DNC38

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Stonington, ME · November 21, 1972

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 21, 1972
Place
Stonington, ME · STONINGTON, ME
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5933YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169146

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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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5-0006  72/11/21   STONINGTON,ME       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N5933Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 51, 5028 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STONINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTAUK,NY                  STONINGTON,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BKN NOSE WHEEL FORK,2 BENT PROP TIPS.

Aircraft

Registration
N5933Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Stonington