MKC72DCD13

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Davenport, IA · July 16, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 16, 1971
Place
Davenport, IA · DAVENPORT, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8137YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report March 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163020

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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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3-2694  71/7/16    DAVENPORT,IOWA      PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 864
        TIME - 1530                    N8137Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVENPORT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARGO,N DAK                 DAVENPORT,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N8137Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Davenport Muni

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.