- Date
- August 15, 1970
- Place
- Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7821PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113449
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1838 70/8/15 NORFOLK,VA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N7821P PX- 0 0 1 FERRY AGE 31, 755 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 36 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ATLANTA,GA NORFOLK,VA PORTSMOUTH,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS REMARKS- LDG GEAR FOUND NOT FULLY EXTENDED DURING POST-ACCIDENT INSP. PLT KNEW GR WARNING HORN WAS INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7821P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Norfolk
N7821PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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