MIA70DLD22

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Tampa, FL · March 21, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 21, 1970
Place
Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7149PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report November 6, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
133893

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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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3-1332  70/3/21    TAMPA,FLA           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1192
        TIME - 1445                    N7149P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 496 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACDILL AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,FLA             LAKELAND,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- GR MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION NOISY,PUSH-PULL RODS RUSTY. PLT SAID UN EXTEND GR USING EMERG PROCEDURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7149P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Macdill Afb

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