- Date
- August 16, 1973
- Place
- Annville, PA · ANNVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N655FLPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730816028129A
- Case key
- 189160
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2492 73/8/16 ANNVILLE,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 118 TIME - 1330 N655FL PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HERSHEY,PA ANNVILLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- LDG GR CTCTD ABRUPT RISE AT APCH END OF RWY.NO FLTS LAST 6 MOS PRIOR ACDT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N655FL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Millard
N655FLRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2014 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N655FL · 1
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