CHI66F0154

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Indianapolis, IN · August 7, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1965
Place
Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N9636DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176789

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2167   65/8/7    INDIANAPOLIS IND    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 315
        TIME - 0052                    N9636D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIR COOK MUN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-TURNED OFF RUNWAY BEFORE REACHING TAXIWAY.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK HOLE ON SOD AREA. NIGHT OPERATON

Aircraft

Registration
N9636D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Weir Cook Mun.

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.