- Date
- March 28, 1972
- Place
- Kenner, LA · KENNER, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3981TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165649
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1038 72/3/28 KENNER,LA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N3981T PX- 0 0 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 50, 12000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW ORLEANS INTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULFPORT,MISS KENNER,LA 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 PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING REMARKS- LNDG GR WARNING HORN MICROSWITCH BROKEN,WARNING LT INOP.GR EXTN ACTUATOR IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3981T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Orleans Inter
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