MKC71FCQ19

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-17 · Hutchinson, KS · September 13, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 13, 1970
Place
Hutchinson, KS · HUTCHINSON, KS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4592HPiper PA-17
Status
Completed · report June 28, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
142192

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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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3-3737  70/9/13    HUTCHINSON,KANS     PIPER PA-17         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 443
        TIME - 1500                    N4592H              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANG BASE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUTCHINSON,KANS             LOCAL
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PRACTISING WHEEL LDGS.

Aircraft

Registration
N4592H
Reported as
Piper PA-17
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ang Base

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.