- Date
- July 12, 1970
- Place
- Trotwood, OH · TROTWOOD, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9071Smith Mini DSA-1
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108458
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2990 70/7/12 TROTWOOD,OHIO SMITH MINI DSA-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1045 TIME - 1400 N9071 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAHIO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TROTWOOD,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STRIPPED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- BOUNCED LDG. R AXLE AND WHEEL CAME LOOSE. NUTS STRIPPED FROM ATTACH BOLTS. COTTER PINS SHEARED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9071
- Reported as
- Smith Mini DSA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dahio
N9071Registration cancelled Jun 4, 2022 · Smith Miniplane DSA-1Airframe modelSmith Miniplane DSA-1Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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