FTW67D0389

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Austin, TX · October 15, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 15, 1966
Place
Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5693PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120456

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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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3-4184  66/10/15   AUSTIN TEX          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 480
        TIME - 1115                    N5693P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERT MUELLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PLT IGNORED GEAR WARNING HORN WHEN PLT/PAX ADVISED HIM EVERYTHING CHECKED ALL RIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5693P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Robert Mueller

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