NYC73FHM15

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Spring Valley, NY · November 7, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 7, 1972
Place
Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5500PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report December 18, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168682

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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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3-0805   72/11/7   SPRING VALLEY,NY    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 112
        TIME - 1225                    N5500P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,NY                 SPRING VALLEY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LNDD ABT 3/4 WAY DOWN 2000FT RWY.RAN OFF RWY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5500P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ramapo Valley

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.