NYC76DHA52

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Prospectville, PA · September 5, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1976
Place
Prospectville, PA · PROSPECTVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4745LPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 9, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760905027609A
Case key
155703

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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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3-3194   76/9/5    PROSPECTVILLE,PA    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N4745L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROSPECTVILLE,PA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4745L
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Turner

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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.