- Date
- April 7, 1972
- Place
- Wheeler, TX · WHEELER, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8608PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165704
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0932 72/4/7 WHEELER,TEX PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1500 N8608P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 34, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRIONA,TEX WHEELER,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT REMARKS- RT GR EXTENSION ARM BENT.PREVENTED GR FROM LOCKING IN DN POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8608P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Holt
N8608PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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