- Date
- May 9, 1972
- Place
- West Columbia, SC · WEST COLUMBIA, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7809YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166051
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1802 72/5/9 WEST COLUMBIA,SC PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1202 N7809Y PX- 0 0 1 TRAINING AGE 26, 2821 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST COLUMBIA,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR REMARKS- AIR TAXI INSTRUMENT CHECK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7809Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Columbia Metro