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NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Green Mountain, WA · April 1, 1979

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 1, 1979
Place
Green Mountain, WA · GREEN MOUNTAIN, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N30216Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 29, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790401010039A
Case key
144039

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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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5-0013   79/4/1    GREEN MOUNTAIN,WA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N30216              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 1055 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            84 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLORS GREEN MTN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HILLSBORO,OR                ORCHARDS,WA                  GREEN MOUNTAIN,WA
        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)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N30216
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Taylors Green Mtn

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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