- Date
- December 27, 1977
- Place
- Selma, AL · SELMA, AL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3570QPiper PA-32R
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771227041499A
- Case key
- 143869
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3940 77/12/27 SELMA,AL PIPER PA-32R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 768 TIME - 1115 N3570Q PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAIG AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TN FORT LAUDERDALE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LOOSE ALTERNATOR BELT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3570Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Craig Afb
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3570Q · 1
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