- Date
- May 17, 1973
- Place
- Rock Hill, SC · ROCK HILL, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N606APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730517010529A
- Case key
- 190362
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1398 73/5/17 ROCK HILL,SC PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 54, 24 TOTAL TIME - 1845 N606A PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK HILL MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCK HILL,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES REMARKS- X-WND LDG PRACTICE,SIDE SLIP APCH.LNDD HARD FRONT TIRE BURST.VEERED L INTO SOFT DIRT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N606A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rock Hill Mun
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N606A · 1
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