- Date
- May 3, 1981
- Place
- Northampton, MA · NORTHAMPTON, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N56694Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810503021569A
- Case key
- 125277
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2870 81/5/3 NORTHAMPTON,MA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 22 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N56694 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFLEUR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTHAMPTON,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- AFTER BOUNCED LNDG,DRIFTED OFF SIDE OF RWY,HIT SUMAC BUSHES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56694
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lafleur
N56694Registered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N56694 · 1
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