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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Hot Springs, AR · May 16, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 16, 1971
Place
Hot Springs, AR · HOT SPRINGS, AR
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7454YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report July 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162279

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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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3-4186  71/5/16    HOT SPRINGS,ARK     PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1649                    N7454Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 1743 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOT SPRINGS MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOT SPRINGS,ARK             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR NOT ALIGNED DRG RETRACTION,OVRLDD RETRACT SYS.MISALIGNMENT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7454Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hot Springs Mem

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