CHI72FEG09

NTSB accident investigation · Pazmany PL-1 · Hillsboro, OH · August 29, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 29, 1971
Place
Hillsboro, OH · HILLSBORO, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N60SPPazmany PL-1
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163565

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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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3-1578  71/8/29    HILLSBORO,OHIO      PAZMANY PL-1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 250
        TIME - 1220                    N60SP               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGHLAND COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,OHIO                  HILLSBORO,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LMG SCISSORS OF INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH,FAILED. OBS SAW GR TURNED 90 DEG WHEN ACFT ON APCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N60SP
Reported as
Pazmany PL-1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Highland County

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.