19730518015409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Vacaville, CA · May 18, 1973

Date
May 18, 1973
Place
Vacaville, CA
Airport
Nut Tree
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N246D
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK73FVG64
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total1,075 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Plt lowered gr on apch. Unwanted retract on ldg. Fire dmg precluded reason for retract.

As the FAA filed it

PLT LOWERED GR ON APCH.UNWANTED RETRACT ON LDG.FIRE DMG PRECLUDED REASON FOR RETRACT.

NTSB investigation

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