- Date
- July 9, 1973
- Place
- Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4439TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730709018889A
- Case key
- 189315
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2232 73/7/9 NAPA,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 40 TOTAL TIME - 0642 N4439T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LNDD NSE WHL FIRST.HIT END OF RWY.NSE GR COLLAPSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4439T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Napa County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4439T · 1
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