SEA73FTI19

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Garrison, MT · April 15, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 15, 1973
Place
Garrison, MT · GARRISON, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4763APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report June 6, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730415008229A
Case key
170636

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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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3-0887  73/4/15    GARRISON,MONT       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N4763A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DRUMMOND,MONT               GARRISON,MONT
        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
        REMARKS- ACFT WENT THRU A GULLY AND A FENCE AND OVRTURNED AFTR NSE WHEEL HIT A CULVERT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4763A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Farm Strip

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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.