- Date
- August 4, 1973
- Place
- N.Andover, MA · N.ANDOVER, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N15807Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730804024179A
- Case key
- 189294
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2329 73/8/4 N.ANDOVER,MASS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 57 TOTAL TIME - 1449 N15807 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDFORD,MASS N.ANDOVER,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ACFT TOUCH DOWN WAS APPROX 100FT SHORT OF RWY ON UPSLOPE TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15807
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lawrence Mun
N15807Registered now · 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.