CHI74FEK17

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Lima, OH · March 10, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 10, 1974
Place
Lima, OH · LIMA, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7699PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report April 8, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740310005249A
Case key
186603

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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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3-0369  74/3/10    LIMA,OHIO           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N7699P              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 39, 695 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            95 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIMA,OHIO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- ATTN DIVERTED TO KITES FLYING NR APCH PATH.GR WARN HORN SWITCH LOOSE IN BRACKET.

Aircraft

Registration
N7699P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Allen County

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.