SEA71DWA29

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Hermiston, OR · March 6, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 6, 1971
Place
Hermiston, OR · HERMISTON, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4521RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160670

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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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3-0864   71/3/6    HERMISTON,OREG      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N4521R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERMISTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HERMISTON,OREG              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- GR DMGD FRM SIDE LOADS.

Aircraft

Registration
N4521R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hermiston

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.