# NTSB IAD74DKM12: Piper PA-28R, N22DB, Brevard, NC, August 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1973
- Place: Brevard, NC · BREVARD, NC
- Location: 35.2478° N, 82.7285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brevard, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2478&lon=-82.7285&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189097
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22DB-2014-12-17), registration cancelled 2014-12-17, S/N 28R-35105, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brevard

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730818024899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730818024899A), Aug 18, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Brevard, NC, Substantial damage. L wing hit tall weeds acft swung l into newly built up rwy.

## Other investigations on N22DB (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA03LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA004), Oct 9, 2002: Piper PA-28R-200 (N22DB), Cullman, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's (CFI) delayed remedial action, and improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a hard landing, and impact with a parked airplane.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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