ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 387323
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Date: | Thursday 7 September 2000 |
Time: | 18:00 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-24-260 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N8704P |
MSN: | 24-4150 |
Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
Total airframe hrs: | 9301 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Factoryville, PA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (9N3) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:During a practice short field landing at dusk, the airplane touched down about 1 foot short of the runway. It struck a runway threshold light, the left landing gear strut collapsed, and the airplane veered off to the left. There were no mechanical problems with the airplane, and the commercial pilot had over 9,400 hours of flight time.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC00LA254 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC00LA254
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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