- Date
- August 18, 1973
- Place
- Brevard, NC · BREVARD, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N22DBPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730818024899A
- Case key
- 189097
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2656 73/8/18 BREVARD,NC PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 221 TIME - 1900 N22DB PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BREVARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BREVARD,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L WING HIT TALL WEEDS ACFT SWUNG L INTO NEWLY BUILT UP RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22DB
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brevard
N22DBRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 2014 · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N22DB · 1
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