- Date
- July 13, 1980
- Place
- Seldovia, AK · SELDOVIA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4752APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800713041239A
- Case key
- 129642
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2178 80/7/13 SELDOVIA,AK PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 541 TIME - 0900 N4752A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 269 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SELDOVIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOMER,AK SELDOVIA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE REMARKS- BRAKE FLUID VERY DARK RED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4752A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Seldovia
N4752ARegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2005 · Piper PA-22S-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22S-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.