DIA67D0077

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Gaithersburg, MD · April 2, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 2, 1967
Place
Gaithersburg, MD · GAITHERSBURG, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4249JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 30, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117454

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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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3-1068   67/4/2    GAITHERSBURG,MD     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N4249J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4249J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Montgomery County

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