- Date
- July 5, 1967
- Place
- Augusta, GA · AUGUSTA, GA
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5557YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115395
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2229 67/7/5 AUGUSTA,GA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1652 N5557Y PX- 0 0 5 CORP/EXEC AGE 51, 9400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FAILED.HYD B NUT X THREADED.HYD LEAK IN LINE COMMON TO BOTH NORM AND EMER GR EXT SYST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5557Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bush
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