- Date
- November 28, 1979
- Place
- Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4668JPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791128032689A
- Case key
- 133237
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3578 79/11/28 FLUSHING,NY PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 224 TIME - 1530 N4668J PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLUSHING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLUSHING,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- STRUCK 14 INCH WIDE TRENCH.WIND GUSTING 25KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4668J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flushing
N4668JRegistration cancelled Dec 11, 2012 · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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