MIA67F0287

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Ft.Myers, FL · October 4, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 4, 1966
Place
Ft.Myers, FL · FT.MYERS, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6128PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120397

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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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3-3831   66/10/4   FT.MYERS FLA        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 264
        TIME - 0802                    N6128P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAGE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- GEAR WAS CYCLED 10 TIMES WITH ACFT POWER AND 3 TIMES MANUALLY.NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND

Aircraft

Registration
N6128P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Page Field