DEN66F0330

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Broomfield, CO · May 19, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1966
Place
Broomfield, CO · BROOMFIELD, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8549DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report July 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172289

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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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3-1153  66/5/19    BROOMFIELD COLO     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N8549D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER DIAPHRAGM P/N 750384 RUPTURED. AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO OBSTRUCTION.

Aircraft

Registration
N8549D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jefferson County