MKC67D0542

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Albert Lea, MN · March 22, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1967
Place
Albert Lea, MN · ALBERT LEA, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3805WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117955

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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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3-0916  67/3/22    ALBERT LEA, MINN    PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 113
        TIME - 0940                    N3805W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT LEA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK CONCEALED RIDGE OF ICE AND SNOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N3805W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Albert Lea

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