- Date
- February 25, 1980
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8447DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800225004379A
- Case key
- 131844
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0373 80/2/25 PHOENIX,AZ PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N8447D PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 31, 675 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 126 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHANDLER,AZ PHOENIX,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL SPRING FOUND ON RWY.ACFT EQUIPPED W CONV GEAR PER STC SA45RM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8447D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Harbor
N8447DRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.