19730428010109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · S.Weymouth, MA · April 28, 1973

Date
April 28, 1973
Place
S.Weymouth, MA
Airport
South Weymouth
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8430P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC73DNA45
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,141 total169 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gr switch in ctr-off psn. Pilot placed gr selector switch in up psn,thought switch in dwn psn.

As the FAA filed it

GR SWITCH IN CTR-OFF PSN.PILOT PLACED GR SELECTOR SWITCH IN UP PSN,THOUGHT SWITCH IN DWN PSN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.