MKC73DCD42

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Davenport, IA · December 27, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 27, 1972
Place
Davenport, IA · DAVENPORT, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5739UPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169035

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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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3-2948  72/12/27   DAVENPORT,IOWA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N5739U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVENPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVENPORT,IOWA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N5739U
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Davenport