NYC76FGT24

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Centre Hall, PA · July 20, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 20, 1976
Place
Centre Hall, PA · CENTRE HALL, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9214KPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 23, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760720020199A
Case key
154498

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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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3-1674  76/7/20    CENTRE HALL,PA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 353
        TIME - 0200                    N9214K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENNS CAVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT MEADVILLE,PA           CENTRE HALL,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT ROLLED DWN EMBANKMENT STRUCK TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N9214K
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Penns Cave

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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.