IAD74DIG20

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Harrisonville, MD · March 23, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 23, 1974
Place
Harrisonville, MD · HARRISONVILLE, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7608PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report June 6, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740323006219A
Case key
186272

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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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3-0863  74/3/23    HARRISONVILLE,MD    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 4569
        TIME - 1400                    N7608P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3640 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERRARAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALDORF,MD                  HARRISONVILLE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N7608P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Herraras

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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