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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Keller, TX · September 14, 1979

Date
September 14, 1979 · 08:45 local
Place
Keller, TX
Airport
Alta Vista
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2517D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FPD42
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
864 total9 in this make and model308 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.

Made crosswind landing down wind, gear collapsed. Found rusted and broken landing gear attach bolt.

As the FAA filed it

MADE CROSSWIND LANDING DOWN WIND, GEAR COLLAPSED. FOUND RUSTED AND BROKEN LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLT.

NTSB investigation

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