# NTSB MIA72IM006: Aero Comdr 100, N3639X, St.Petersburg, FL, July 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1971
- Place: St.Petersburg, FL · ST.PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72IM006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72IM006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0051  71/7/27    ST.PETERSBURG,FLA   AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 163
        TIME - 1112                    N3639X              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.PETERSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PETERSBURG,FLA           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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- COMMERCIAL PLT FLT TEST BY FAA CK PLT. ACFT BALLOONED ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3639X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: St.Petersburg

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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