UNK64X1951

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Columbus, GA · May 25, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 25, 1964
Place
Columbus, GA · COLUMBUS, GA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9976DPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report September 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183718

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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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3-1424  64/5/25    COLUMBUS GA         PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N9976D              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N9976D
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Columbus

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.