- Date
- January 1, 1974
- Place
- Sylacauga, AL · SYLACAUGA, AL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7198UMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740101000879A
- Case key
- 186957
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0302 74/1/1 SYLACAUGA,ALA MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 535 TIME - 1430 N7198U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 445 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE MERKLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW ORLEANS,LA SYLACAUGA,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE GR STEERING VERY LOOSE DUE WORN BOLTS AND SHIMS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7198U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lee Merkle
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.