MIA66F0164

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Gainesville, FL · June 19, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 19, 1965
Place
Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8441PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report September 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178883

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2149  65/6/19    GAINESVILLE FLA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 4500
        TIME - 1500                    N8441P              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR RETRACT CONDUIT TUBE FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8441P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gainesville