- Date
- February 6, 1979
- Place
- Mason, MI · MASON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7542CForney F-1
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790206002429A
- Case key
- 137735
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0081 79/2/6 MASON,MI FORNEY F-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 181 TIME - 1630 N7542C PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON JEWETT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSON,MI MASON,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- BRAKE PISTON O RING FAILED 77 HRS AFTER OVERHAUL,P/N AN6227-B29.ATTEMPTED LNDG W BRAKE PROBLEMS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7542C
- Reported as
- Forney F-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mason Jewett
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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.