- Date
- February 5, 1971
- Place
- Fort Smith, AR · FORT SMITH, AR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N99BAPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160361
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2831 71/2/5 FORT SMITH,ARK PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 154 TIME - 1412 N99BA PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT SMITH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KANSAS CITY,MO GALVESTON,TEX FORT SMITH,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- NOSE GR WOULDNT LOCK OVER CENTER DUE ICE BLOCKAGE FROM PREVIOUS T/O ON SLUSHY RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99BA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fort Smith