IAD70F0015

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Kenova, WV · June 26, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1969
Place
Kenova, WV · KENOVA, WV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7196YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172646

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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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3-3165  69/6/26    KENOVA,W VA         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 400
        TIME - 1054                    N7196Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH COLUMBUS,OHIO         ABERDEEN,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           WHEELS-UP                                                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 - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- L GR COLLAPSED,L PROP DMGD LDG ABERDEEN,ABORTED.SNGL ENG TO TRI-STATE ARPT.FURTHER DMG ON LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N7196Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tri-State

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.