FTW69F0273

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-31 · Okla.City, OK · October 25, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 25, 1968
Place
Okla.City, OK · OKLA.CITY, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9011YPiper PA-31
Status
Completed · report December 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108016

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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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3-3767  68/10/25   OKLA.CITY,OKLA      PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 6250
        TIME - 1931                    N9011Y              PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILL ROGERS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- FRONT HINGE RIVETS OF LEFT INBOARD GR DOOR SHEARED.DOOR PREVENTED LEFT GR FROM EXTENDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N9011Y
Reported as
Piper PA-31
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Will Rogers