- Date
- February 5, 1970
- Place
- Bamberg, SC · BAMBERG, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3278WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138134
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0930 70/2/5 BAMBERG,SC PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1900 TIME - 1845 N3278W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 526 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARLISLE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAINESVILLE,FLA BAMBERG,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- T/D MADE NOSE WHEEL FIRST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3278W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Carlisle Field
N3278WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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