MIA71DKG66

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Stone Mountain, GA · February 18, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 18, 1971
Place
Stone Mountain, GA · STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7217PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
133184

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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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3-0700  71/2/18    STONE MOUNTAIN,GA   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2000
        TIME - 1830                    N7217P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STONE MOUNTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUGUSTA,GA                  STONE MOUNTAIN,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- WARNING HORN INOP.

Aircraft

Registration
N7217P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stone Mountain

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