- Date
- February 2, 1971
- Place
- Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4970SPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160039
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0263 71/2/2 MILWAUKEE,WIS PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 108 TIME - 1902 N4970S PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMMERMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICE LAKE,WIS MILWAUKEE,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) REMARKS- WHEN EXAMINED R WHEEL TURNED FREELY,ACCUMULATION OF FROZEN SLUSH FOUND IN WHEEL HUB AND BRAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4970S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Timmerman
N4970SRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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