MIA79DLD69

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-36 · Bartow, FL · May 22, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1979
Place
Bartow, FL · BARTOW, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N44465Piper PA-36
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790522009169A
Case key
136262

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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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3-1187  79/5/22    BARTOW,FL           PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1584
        TIME - 1030                    N44465              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARTOW MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARTOW,FL                   RETURN
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N44465
Reported as
Piper PA-36
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bartow Municipal

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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.