DIA69F0154

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Gaithersburg, MD · March 1, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 1, 1969
Place
Gaithersburg, MD · GAITHERSBURG, MD
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4622PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report May 7, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191405

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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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3-0296   69/3/1    GAITHERSBURG,MD     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 311
        TIME - 0930                    N4622P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE

Aircraft

Registration
N4622P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Montgomery