SEA72FYC40

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Oregon City, OR · May 5, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 5, 1972
Place
Oregon City, OR · OREGON CITY, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2954MPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report February 11, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166145

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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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3-1703   72/5/5    OREGON CITY,OREG    PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1500
        TIME - 1830                    N2954M              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OREGON CTY ARPK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OREGON CITY,OREG            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE WAS OVER-FATIGUED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2954M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oregon Cty Arpk

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.