- Date
- April 21, 1972
- Place
- Elkhart, KS · ELKHART, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4108RPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166257
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1546 72/4/21 ELKHART,KANS PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 123 TIME - 1030 N4108R PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKHART DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOODWARD,OKLA ELKHART,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- AFT HARD LDG PLT THOUGHT TIRE FLAT.STEERED ACFT OFF PAVED RWY ONTO RWY SHOULDER.HIT HIDDEN HOLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4108R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elkhart
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