- Date
- April 6, 1977
- Place
- Smithville, TX · SMITHVILLE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7036YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770406007099A
- Case key
- 157673
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0465 77/4/6 SMITHVILLE,TX PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 409 TIME - 1830 N7036Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITHVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SMITHVILLE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7036Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smithville Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7036Y · 1
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