- Date
- September 4, 1975
- Place
- Lames, TX · LAMES, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8597YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750904033169A
- Case key
- 151208
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3053 75/9/4 LAMES,TX PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 214 TIME - 1535 N8597Y PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMESA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUBBOCK,TX LAMES,TX 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 FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8597Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lamesa Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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