DIA68D0082

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Morrisville, NC · September 25, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 25, 1967
Place
Morrisville, NC · MORRISVILLE, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N599MPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113790

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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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3-3518  67/9/25    MORRISVILLE,NC      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 339
        TIME - 1830                    N599M               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LINK ASSEMBLY-NOSE GEAR UPPER DRAG BROKEN 1 INCH AFT OF WHERE ACTUATOR ATTACHES.

Aircraft

Registration
N599M
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Raleigh-Durham