# NTSB CHI77FEI01: Piper PA-30, N7554Y, Mansfield, OH, October 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1976
- Place: Mansfield, OH · MANSFIELD, OH
- Location: 40.7663° N, 82.5317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7663&lon=-82.5317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156022
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEI01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3008   76/10/4   MANSFIELD,OH        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0555                    N7554Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 33, 718 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANSFIELD-LAHM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW PHILADELPHIA,OH         GREEN BAY,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NML MODE GEAR MLFCN-WORN BRUSHES,BRT INST LTE RHEOSTAT CAUSED GEAR WARNING LTE TO DIM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7554Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7554Y-1990-07-17), registration cancelled 1990-07-17, S/N 30617 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mansfield-Lahm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761004033189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761004033189A), Oct 4, 1976: Piper PA30, Mansfield, OH, Substantial damage. Nml mode gear mlfcn-worn brushes,brt inst lte rheostat caused gear warning lte to dim.

## Other investigations on N7554Y (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA174), Jul 4, 1989: Piper PA-30 (N7554Y), Springfield, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER WHICH RESULTED IN HIS ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE ADVERSE WEATHER…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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