- Date
- January 4, 1980
- Place
- Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9799QTed Smith AS601P
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131971
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0454 80/1/4 SCOTTSDALE,AZ TED SMITH AS601P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N9799Q PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 23, 3016 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 497 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURMUDA DUNES,CA SCOTTSDALE,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RAMP/TAXIWAY SURFACE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE GEAR DROPPED INTO GOPHER HOLE IN DIRT RAMP AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9799Q
- Reported as
- Ted Smith AS601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scottsdale Muni