- Date
- April 27, 1981
- Place
- Robbinsville, NJ · ROBBINSVILLE, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N117FPorterfield FP-65
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810427020189A
- Case key
- 126290
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0828 81/4/27 ROBBINSVILLE,NJ PORTERFIELD FP-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N117F PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRENTON-RBNSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROBBINSVILLE,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- STRUCK AIRPORT WINDSOCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N117F
- Reported as
- Porterfield FP-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Trenton-Rbnsville
FAA reports on this event · 1
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