CHI72FEG20

NTSB accident investigation · Amer Avco AA1 · Cincinnati, OH · October 10, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 10, 1971
Place
Cincinnati, OH · CINCINNATI, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5728LAmer Avco AA1
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164667

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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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3-4436  71/10/10   CINCINNATI,OHIO     AMER AVCO AA1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 622
        TIME - 1252                    N5728L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUNKEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         CINCINNATI,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT DROPPED FM 20FT,R GR FAILED,VEERED OFF RWY TO THE R,NS GR FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5728L
Reported as
Amer Avco AA1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lunken

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.