- Date
- April 26, 1981
- Place
- Tullahoma, TN · TULLAHOMA, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7518DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810426020169A
- Case key
- 126031
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0926 81/4/26 TULLAHOMA,TN PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 61 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N7518D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TULLAHOMA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MANASSAS,VA FAYETTEVILLE,TN TULLAHOMA,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT & WITNESS REPORTED NOSEWHEEL/ACFT VIBRATION.NO DISCREPANCY FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7518D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tullahoma Muni
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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.