- Date
- February 17, 1974
- Place
- Bay City, MI · BAY CITY, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7805PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740217003619A
- Case key
- 187040
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0222 74/2/17 BAY CITY,MICH PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 80 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N7805P PX- 0 0 0 CHECK HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JAMES CLEMENTS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAY CITY,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- LDG GR JAMMD IN INTMD POS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WORN NSE GR ALIGNR ASSY(P/N 21725-00).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7805P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- James Clements
N7805PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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