CHI68F0727

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Waynesville, OH · May 6, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 6, 1968
Place
Waynesville, OH · WAYNESVILLE, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5080WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114981

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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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3-0991   68/5/6    WAYNESVILLE,OHIO    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 219
        TIME - 1130                    N5080W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAYNESVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER INSPECTION OF FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STRUCK SOFT SPOT IN RNWY CAUSED BY RECENT RAINS.

Aircraft

Registration
N5080W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Waynesville

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.