- Date
- May 5, 1981
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N39561Piper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810505023059A
- Case key
- 126189
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0800 81/5/5 TUCSON,AZ PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1600 TIME - 1700 N39561 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,AZ UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 87 240 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 16 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE LINING WORN.WND PUSHING ACFT,GSTG 35KTS.CESSNA 177RG,N1XT,SUBSTANTIALLY DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39561
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tucson Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
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