# NTSB CHI72FEI45: Piper PA-32, N5212S, Mansfield, OH, June 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1972
- Place: Mansfield, OH · MANSFIELD, OH
- Location: 40.7663° N, 82.5317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7663&lon=-82.5317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEI45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEI45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1993  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5212S), registered now, S/N 32S-40904, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32S-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32s-300) (registry code 7103214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mansfield-Lahm

## Other investigations on N5212S (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR12LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA315), Jul 20, 2012: Piper PA-32S-300 (N5212S), Adelanto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the aborted takeoff, which was aborted due to fuel starvation as a result of an inadvertent in-flight activation of the fuel drain…

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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