NYC76DHD38

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Toughkenamon, PA · August 17, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 17, 1976
Place
Toughkenamon, PA · TOUGHKENAMON, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N41963Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report November 24, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760817027089A
Case key
155730

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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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3-3038  76/8/17    TOUGHKENAMON,PA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1925                    N41963              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW GARDEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOUGHKENAMON,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BOUNCED ON LANDING,NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.PROP DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N41963
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
New Garden

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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.