CHI77FEM24

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-31 · Grand Rapids, MI · April 28, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 28, 1977
Place
Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7404LPiper PA-31
Status
Completed · report June 22, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770428009919A
Case key
158314

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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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3-0903  77/4/28    GRAND RAPIDS,MI     PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0816                    N7404L              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            33, 5895 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1415 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT CO INT'L
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MI             PONTIAC,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- RT MAIN GEAR AND INBOARD DOOR JAMMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7404L
Reported as
Piper PA-31
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kent Co Int'L

FAA reports on this event · 1

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