- Date
- March 3, 1972
- Place
- Edgefield, SC · EDGEFIELD, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2760GChampion 7GCAA
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165757
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0662 72/3/3 EDGEFIELD,SC CHAMPION 7GCAA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 500 TIME - 1500 N2760G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 249 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIMS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDGEFIELD,SC LOCAL 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 AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED 2-3 TIMES,L GR FAILED AT ATTACH BOLT. PLTS OWN STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2760G
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mims Strip