- Date
- February 20, 1975
- Place
- Sanostee, NM · SANOSTEE, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7247PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750220002559A
- Case key
- 148022
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0275 75/2/20 SANOSTEE,NM PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 180 TIME - 1105 N7247P PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANOSTEE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,NM SANOSTEE,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT LND INTO WIND ON DOWNHILL RWY.DIDNT RETRACT FLAPS & MISUSED BRAKES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7247P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sanostee Strip
N7247PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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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.