CHI67D0580

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Mt Vernon, IL · March 18, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 18, 1967
Place
Mt Vernon, IL · MT VERNON, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7089KPiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report August 23, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118217

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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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3-0886  67/3/18    MT VERNON,ILL       PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 125
        TIME - 1200                    N7089K              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT.VERNON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N7089K
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mt.Vernon

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