DIA68D0047

NTSB accident investigation · Wren 460 · Middletown, DE · July 16, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 16, 1967
Place
Middletown, DE · MIDDLETOWN, DE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2547RWren 460
Status
Completed · report October 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115501

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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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3-2384  67/7/16    MIDDLETOWN,DEL      WREN 460            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 1620
        TIME - 1230                    N2547R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMIT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT UNFAMILIAR WITH BETA PROP CONTROL.

Aircraft

Registration
N2547R
Reported as
Wren 460
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Summit