# NTSB CHI72FEG09: Pazmany PL-1, N60SP, Hillsboro, OH, August 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1971
- Place: Hillsboro, OH · HILLSBORO, OH
- Location: 39.2123° N, 83.6112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2123&lon=-83.6112&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEG09

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60SP-2012-06-21), registration cancelled 2012-06-21, S/N 108, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAZMANY PL-1
- Registry model: [Pawlowski PAZMANY PL-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pawlowski-pazmany-pl-1) (registry code 05611BS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Highland County

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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