- Date
- June 9, 1969
- Place
- Gary, IN · GARY, IN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7492YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172890
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4738 69/6/9 GARY,IND PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N7492Y PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 25, 1819 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 31 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARY,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS REMARKS- SIM L ENG OUT,PROP FEATH.REALIZED GR NOT DOWN AT LEVEL OFF.LOWERED GR,THEN ATT FULL FLAP GO AROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7492Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gary
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