19770426009839A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Carlsbad, NM · April 26, 1977

Date
April 26, 1977
Place
Carlsbad, NM
Airport
Cavern City Air
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4357P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN77FQD18
Reported as
Piper PA23160
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total200 in this make and model9 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.

Left prop overspeed. Dome air pressure 70PSI in feather.d-a 6000FT.lowered gear then raised it.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT PROP OVERSPEED.DOME AIR PRESSURE 70PSI IN FEATHER.D-A 6000FT.LOWERED GEAR THEN RAISED IT.

NTSB investigation

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