- Date
- June 20, 1965
- Place
- Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8546PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177438
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1492 65/6/20 WICHITA KANS PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 97 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N8546P PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PIPER AIRPARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8546P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Piper Airpark
N8546PRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2018 · Piper PA-24-260Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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Other investigations on N8546P · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN12LA551Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHolton, KSThe mechanic's failure to adequately torque the right magneto attachment nuts, allowing the right magneto to come loose, which allowed engine oil to escape, causing the engine to seize.NTSB CEN11CA277Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKansas City, MOThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for a landing.NTSB CHI07CA008Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportOsage Beach, MOThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions which resulted in the hard landing. The gusting crosswind was a factor.