NYC80DHA17

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Clifford, PA · June 20, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 20, 1980
Place
Clifford, PA · CLIFFORD, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N98134Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800620022369A
Case key
130762

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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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3-0915  80/6/20    CLIFFORD,PA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2658
        TIME - 1730                    N98134              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2606 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARBONDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STROUDSBURG,PA              CLIFFORD,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     280
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- L MAIN GEAR HIT BALE OF HAY AT EDGE OF RWY.RAINSON WNDSHLD RSTD PLT'S VISION.WND GSTG 25KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N98134
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Carbondale

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Other investigations on N98134 · 1

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