- Date
- September 14, 1979
- Place
- Keller, TX · KELLER, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2517DPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790914025689A
- Case key
- 133932
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2210 79/9/14 KELLER,TX PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0845 N2517D PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 29, 864 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTA VISTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FT WORTH,TX RETURN KELLER,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING REMARKS- LEFT MAIN LNDG GEAR ATTACHMENT BOLTS FAILED.ONE BOLT LOOSE FOR UNK TIME & REASON BEFORE FAILURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2517D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alta Vista
N2517DRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 2018 · Piper PA-38-112Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.