- Date
- August 7, 1973
- Place
- Walton, IN · WALTON, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N436CBPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730807024559A
- Case key
- 189449
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2108 73/8/7 WALTON,IND PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0705 N436CB PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC AGE 52, 1567 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT WAYNE,IND. PERKIN,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: POWER INDICATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUCTUATING TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT LND ON HIWAY,PULLED UP OVER CAR & HIT ON NOSE GEAR.L TACH FLUCTUATING.NO OTR MALFUNCTIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N436CB
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N436CB · 1
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