- Date
- November 10, 1978
- Place
- Sanford, FL · SANFORD, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7555YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781110039179A
- Case key
- 138079
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4338 78/11/10 NR.SANFORD,FL PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 840 TIME - 1230 N7555Y PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANFORD MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ZELLWOOD,FL SANFORD,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7555Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sanford Municipal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7555Y · 2
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