# NTSB MIA79DLD69: Piper PA-36, N44465, Bartow, FL, May 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1979
- Place: Bartow, FL · BARTOW, FL
- Location: 27.8964° N, 81.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartow, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8964&lon=-81.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44465-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 36-7460036, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 6-285-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (registry code 17038, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bartow Municipal

## 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 19790522009169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522009169A), May 22, 1979: Piper PA36285, Bartow, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing.

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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