FTW81DPG57

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Mcgehee, AR · July 30, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 30, 1981
Place
Mcgehee, AR · MCGEHEE, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7192ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810730046639A
Case key
125070

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1726  81/7/30     MCGEHEE,AR         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N7192Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 27, 1266 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            709 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHWARTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
           MCGEHEE,AR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STRIPPED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  709                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  150
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- THREADS STRIPPED ON MAIN LNDG GEAR BOLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7192Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Schwarts

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