- Date
- August 23, 1977
- Place
- West Chester, PA · WEST CHESTER, PA
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3932RPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770823031689A
- Case key
- 146004
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3190 77/8/23 WEST CHESTER,PA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 625 TIME - 2010 N3932R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 575 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST CHESTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAVER FALLS,PA WEST CHESTER,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED REMARKS- LNDD ON UNLIGHTED CLOSED RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3932R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- West Chester
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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.