- Date
- October 28, 1974
- Place
- Roscoe, NY · ROSCOE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9072PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741028035049A
- Case key
- 143018
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3728 74/10/28 ROSCOE,NY PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 398 TIME - 1130 N9072P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYTOP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TETERBORO,NJ ROSCOE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT LANDED LONG ON SOFT SOD STRIP,USED EXCESSIVE BRAKING,LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.RWY 1600 FT LONG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9072P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skytop
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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 N9072P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC88LA225Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportReadington, NJWhile attempting a go-around from a rejected landing in x-wind conditions the plt who had no landings in the last 90 days failed to initiate the go-around with sufficient time/distance to clear trees off the end of the rnwy. The acft struck the trees and was…NTSB NYC73DFA08Accident · No injuriesClosedCooperstown, NY