- Date
- August 27, 1968
- Place
- West Columbia, SC · WEST COLUMBIA, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N79362Mooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109050
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3004 68/8/27 WEST COLUMBIA,SC MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1845 N79362 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 24, 582 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 10 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA METRO. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- STUDENT RETRACTED GEAR ON FINAL APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79362
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Columbia Metro.
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