CHI72FEI45

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Mansfield, OH · June 11, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 11, 1972
Place
Mansfield, OH · MANSFIELD, OH
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5212SPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167025

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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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3-1993  72/6/11    MANSFIELD,OHIO      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1308                    N5212S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANSFIELD-LAHM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOLEDO,OHIO                 MANSFIELD,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL CENTERING SPRINGS NOT INSTALLED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5212S
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mansfield-Lahm

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.

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