MIA70FLA18

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Gulf Breeze, FL · April 14, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 14, 1970
Place
Gulf Breeze, FL · GULF BREEZE, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7102BPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
129644

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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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3-1824  70/4/14    GULF BREEZE,FLA     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 108
        TIME - 1850                    N7102B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULF BREEZE,FLA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TWO MOUNDS DIRT LCTD MIDWAY ON RWY,NOT OBS BY PLT DRG T/O.

Aircraft

Registration
N7102B
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Midway Airstrip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.