NYC77FFJ37

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Elmira, NY · June 26, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1977
Place
Elmira, NY · ELMIRA, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8154PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report November 15, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770626019889A
Case key
157204

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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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3-2308  77/6/26  NR.ELMIRA,NY          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 867
        TIME - 0100                    N8154P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 367 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEMUNG COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ITHACA,NY                  ELMIRA,NY
        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 LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N8154P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chemung County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N8154P · 1

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