# NTSB MIA77FKJ83: Piper PA-24, N5779P, Birmingham, AL, September 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1977
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKJ83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2385  77/9/17    BIRMINGHAM,AL       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1340                    N5779P              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     52, 15210 TOTAL HOURS, 40
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM,AL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POMPANO BEACH,FL            BIRMINGHAM,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5779P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5779P), registered now, S/N 24-858, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Birmingham,Al

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770917030009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770917030009A), Sep 17, 1977: Piper PA24, Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5779P (2)

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.

- [NTSB ERA21LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA251), Jun 5, 2021: Piper PA-24 (N5779P), Monticello, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in a failure of the right main landing gear tire on landing rollout, a subsequent loss of directional control, and landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB MIA71FKG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG56), Jan 7, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N5779P), Macon, GA, substantial damage

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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