- Date
- May 7, 1977
- Place
- Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N40949Piper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770507010379A
- Case key
- 152461
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0717 77/5/7 GALLUP,NM PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1490 TIME - 1350 N40949 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 542 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SENATOR CLARKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA FE,NM GALLUP,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: GO-AROUND GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 70 170 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ELT SIGNAL HEARD 10 MIN AFTER ACCD.WINDS VARIABLE 130-170 DEGREE WITH GUSTS TO 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40949
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Senator Clarke
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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