- Date
- February 21, 1971
- Place
- Novato, CA · NOVATO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8800NPiper PA-28N98181Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160742
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2247 71/2/21 NOVATO,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 73 TOTAL TIME - 1720 N98181 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GNOSS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NOVATO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PRACT ENG OUT APCH,TIGHT PATTERN.LANDED ON TOP OF N8800N.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2247 71/2/21 NOVATO,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 11 TOTAL TIME - 1720 N8800N PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GNOSS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NOVATO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- BOTH STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SAME FLIGHT SCHOOL,OPERATES BOTH ACFT.BOTH NOT AWARE OF EACH OTHER.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N8800N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gnoss Field
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N98181
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Gnoss Field
Other investigations on N8800N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.