- Date
- October 24, 1980
- Place
- Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8257APiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801024059109A
- Case key
- 127776
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3095 80/10/24 SCOTTSDALE,AZ PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 715 TIME - 0915 N8257A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 388 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL PASO,TX SCOTTSDALE,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8257A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scottsdale
N8257ARegistration cancelled Jun 15, 2009 · Piper PA-32-301Airframe modelPiper PA-32-301Engine modelLycoming IO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8257A · 1
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