MIA67D0196

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Milledgeville, GA · September 20, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 20, 1966
Place
Milledgeville, GA · MILLEDGEVILLE, GA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8123YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report November 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121255

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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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3-2824  66/9/20    MILLEDGEVILLE GA    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N8123Y              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 35, 2500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALDWIN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- STUDENT WAS USED TO AIRCRAFT WITH FLAP SWITCH WHERE N8123Y HAD GEAR SWITCH.HE MEANT TO RAISE FLAPS

Aircraft

Registration
N8123Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Baldwin County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.