- Date
- May 8, 1970
- Place
- St.Marys, GA · ST.MARYS, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2230PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122890
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2151 70/5/8 ST.MARYS,GA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1015 N2230P PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 1210 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 60 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.MARYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN AIRFRAME BUFFET REMARKS- DOOR CAME OPEN FOR UNDET REASON.STUDENT CONT APCH WHILE FLT INSTR TRIED TO CLOSE DOOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2230P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St.Marys
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