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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Columbia, CA · June 21, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1975
Place
Columbia, CA · COLUMBIA, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N43032Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 14, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750621015579A
Case key
148856

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1393  75/6/21    COLUMBIA,CA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 189
        TIME - 1915                    N43032              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,CA                  COLUMBIA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STEER ACFT BECAUSE OF SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY.LNDD HALFWAY DWN RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N43032
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Columbia

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Other investigations on N43032 · 1

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