- Date
- September 2, 1972
- Place
- East Hanover, NJ · EAST HANOVER, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5318TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168199
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3931 72/9/2 EAST HANOVER,NJ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N5318T PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 30, 3370 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 201 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST HANOVER,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- HIT KITCHEN SINK ON TOP OF TWO FT MOUND OF RUBBISH.RIGHT GR DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5318T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hanover
N5318TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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