DEN81DTE30

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Denver, CO · April 25, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1981
Place
Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5113PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report October 29, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810425027159A
Case key
125290

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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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3-3139  81/4/25    DENVER,CO           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 544
        TIME - 1300                    N5113P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUEBLO,CO                   DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NON-CFI PLT/OWNER ALLOWED OTR PLT TO FLY COMPLEX ACFT FOR 1ST TIME.ACFT NOT EQUIPPED W TOE BRAKES.

Aircraft

Registration
N5113P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Arapahoe County

FAA reports on this event · 1

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