CHI73FLQ01

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Erlanger, KY · July 14, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 14, 1972
Place
Erlanger, KY · ERLANGER, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8656PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report October 27, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166681

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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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3-0534  72/7/14    ERLANGER,KY         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1001                    N8656P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  26, 2391 TOTAL HOURS, 177
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR CINCINATTI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISON,OHIO               ERLANGER,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- CB POPPED DURING NORMAL GR CYCLE.PLT USED EMERG SYS.GR DIDNT LOCK DWN DUE MISRIGGED L MAIN GR.

Aircraft

Registration
N8656P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grtr Cincinatti

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