FTW66A0052

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Mcallen, TX · November 27, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 27, 1965
Place
Mcallen, TX · MCALLEN, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8393PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report April 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174440

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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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3-3948  65/11/27   MCALLEN TEX         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1225                    N8393P              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 42, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N8393P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Miller

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