# NTSB UNK64X4212: Piper PA22, N5780Z, Ft Meade, MD, September 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1964
- Place: Ft Meade, MD · FT MEADE, MD
- Location: 39.1057° N, 76.7433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Meade, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1057&lon=-76.7433&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4212
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4212

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3075  64/9/30    FT MEADE MD         PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1542                    N5780Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIPTON AAF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5780Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5780Z), registered now, S/N 22-9625, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tipton Aaf

## Other investigations on N5780Z (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC66D0147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0147), Aug 7, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N5780Z), Ft Meade, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2413), Jun 21, 1964: Piper PA22 (N5780Z), Ft Meade, MD, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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