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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Johnstown, PA · February 20, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 20, 1975
Place
Johnstown, PA · JOHNSTOWN, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5009TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 23, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750220005589A
Case key
147863

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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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3-0457  75/2/20    JOHNSTOWN,PA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1200                    N5009T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLEFONTE,PA               JOHNSTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- DID NOT ADD THROTTLE UNTIL 3RD BOUNCE.PROP TIPS BENT LWR L ENG MOUNT STRUT TWISTED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5009T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Johnstown-Cambria

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N5009T · 1

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