- Date
- April 6, 1970
- Place
- Maxwell, CA · MAXWELL, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4420ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129117
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1754 70/4/6 NR.MAXWELL,CALIF PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 35 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N4420Z PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNNERSFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAXWELL,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED REMARKS- LANDED ONE-HALF WAY DOWN 2600FT RWY.FLT CONTROLS,BRAKES AND SEAT ADJUSTMENT CHECKED OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4420Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gunnersfield
N4420ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N4420Z · 1
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