- Date
- April 5, 1972
- Place
- Romulus, MI · ROMULUS, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6159WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165732
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0734 72/4/5 ROMULUS,MICH PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 65, 1411 TIME - 1610 N6159W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT WAYNE CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOLEDO,OHIO ROMULUS,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 22K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6159W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit Wayne Co
N6159WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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