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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Huntsville, AL · August 19, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 19, 1973
Place
Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2890TPiper PA-34
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730819024919A
Case key
189344

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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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3-2292  73/8/19    HUNTSVILLE,ALA      PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N2890T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 30, 4220 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            55 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTSVILLE,ALA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- PLT STATED AFTR FLAPS WERE RETRACTED THE ACFT BEGAN YAWING TO THE L AND THE L WING RAISED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2890T
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Huntsville

FAA reports on this event · 1

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