LAX69F0261

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Goodyear, AZ · January 4, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 4, 1969
Place
Goodyear, AZ · GOODYEAR, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7841PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report June 6, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191240

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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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3-0750   69/1/4    GOODYEAR,ARIZ       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 564
        TIME - 1600                    N7841P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX-LITCHFILD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATOR REPORTED CONSIDERABLE WEAR IN NOSE GR RETRACTING MECHANISM.

Aircraft

Registration
N7841P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Phoenix-Litchfild