- Date
- August 29, 1979
- Place
- Covington, KY · COVINGTON, KY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9167YPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 133867
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0032 79/8/29 COVINGTON,KY PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1205 N9167Y PX- 0 0 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 26, 5465 TOTAL HOURS, 630 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - GTR CINCINNATI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASHVILLE,TN COVINGTON,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY REMARKS- WEAR THROUGHOUT RMLG LINKAGE.ACFT 18HRS OUT OF INSPECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9167Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Gtr Cincinnati
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