- Date
- June 22, 1973
- Place
- Easton, PA · EASTON, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4397JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730622014479A
- Case key
- 189962
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2314 73/6/22 EASTON,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 165 TIME - 2100 N4397J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGDALE,NY BASKING RIDGE,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- BECAME LOST,LND TO LOCATE POS. HIT BANK 10 FT FROM THRESHOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4397J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Easton
N4397JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4397J · 1
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