SEA73DYE33

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Hoquiam, WA · May 12, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 12, 1973
Place
Hoquiam, WA · HOQUIAM, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4271TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 7, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730512009799A
Case key
190774

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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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3-0904  73/5/12    HOQUIAM,WASH        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N4271T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 1995 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWERMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOQUIAM,WASH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HIT RWY THRESHOLD LGT.PRACTICE FORCED LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N4271T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bowerman Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.