CHI69D0421

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Bowling Grn, OH · November 26, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 26, 1968
Place
Bowling Grn, OH · BOWLING GRN, OH
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3200PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191807

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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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3-4409  68/11/26   BOWLING GRN,OHIO    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1550
        TIME - 1430                    N3200P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 435 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- DOOR CAME OPEN RIGHT AFTER T/O.

Aircraft

Registration
N3200P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
University

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.