MIA68F0235

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Marietta, GA · October 4, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 4, 1967
Place
Marietta, GA · MARIETTA, GA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6310PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report December 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113975

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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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3-4094   67/10/4   MARIETTA,GA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3385
        TIME - 2130                    N6310P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOLLUM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- TRIPPED GR CIRCUIT BREAKER NOT NOTICED BY PLT.EMERGENCY EXT DID NOT LOCK GR DUE TO TWISTED CABLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6310P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mccollum

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