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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Laytonsville, MD · May 20, 1977

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 20, 1977
Place
Laytonsville, MD · LAYTONSVILLE, MD
Injuries
1 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1612PPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report September 27, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770520011809A
Case key
147218

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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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3-1905  77/5/20    LAYTONSVILLE,MD     PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 310
        TIME - 0903                    N1612P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 289 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAYTONSVILLE,MD             BOSTON,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREMATURE FLAP RETRACTION
        REMARKS- DURING TKOF ROLL FLAPS LOWERED, ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE THEN BEGAN TO SINK, RAISED FLAPS & TURNED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1612P
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Davis

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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.