- Date
- August 30, 1969
- Place
- Advance, NC · ADVANCE, NC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N891APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155886
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3875 69/8/30 ADVANCE,NC PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 321 TIME - 1515 N891A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 262 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STRAWBERRY HILL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENSBORO,NC ADVANCE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- L GR RADIUS BRACE TUBE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N891A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Strawberry Hill
N891ARegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Piper PA-22Airframe modelPiper PA-22Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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