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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Kalispell, MT · March 21, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 21, 1975
Place
Kalispell, MT · KALISPELL, MT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2698TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750321004309A
Case key
147947

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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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3-0355  75/3/21    KALISPELL,MT        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N2698T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 50, 547 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            129 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KALISPELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KALISPELL,MT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- SIM FORCED LDG.LNDD IN CRAB,BOUNCED,HIT SNOWBANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N2698T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kalispell

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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