- Date
- May 21, 1971
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2174RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161919
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2161 71/5/21 PHOENIX,ARIZ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 181 TIME - 1100 N2174R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL PASO,TEX PHOENIX,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 190 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 13 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- CLRD RWY 8L,ENTRD R BASE RWY 8R.TWR ADZD LDG WRONG RWY.MADE STEEP FNL TO 8L,LNDD IN SKID.GUSTS 18K
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2174R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Harbor Intl
N2174RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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