- Date
- May 14, 1980
- Place
- Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5709PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800514013539A
- Case key
- 131255
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0770 80/5/14 FORT WORTH,TX PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 585 TIME - 1845 N5709P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK GROVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FORT WORTH,TX RETURN MINEOLA,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 - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY REMARKS- EXCESS WEAR IN TRANSMISSION DRIVE SHAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5709P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oak Grove
N5709PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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.