- Date
- May 29, 1976
- Place
- Los Lunas, NM · LOS LUNAS, NM
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6178PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760529011419A
- Case key
- 154152
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0947 76/5/29 LOS LUNAS,NM PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1180 TIME - 1040 N6178P PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELEN-LOS LUNAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV LOS LUNAS,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- LT MAIN GEAR TIRE LOW OR FLAT. HIT CONCRETE SLABS. ACFT EQUIPPED WITH HAND BRAKE ONLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6178P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Belen-Los Lunas
N6178PRegistered 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.