- Date
- June 21, 1975
- Place
- Union Hill, IL · UNION HILL, IL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N33742Piper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750621021479A
- Case key
- 149136
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2475 75/6/21 UNION HILL,IL PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3000 TIME - 0200 N33742 PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN VOORST RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAGE,OK UNION HILL,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT REMARKS- DWN LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED DUE HI SIDE LOAD AND LOCK OUT OF ADJ TURNING OFF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33742
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Voorst Rla
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.