- Date
- November 14, 1974
- Place
- Norton, KS · NORTON, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9971LAmer Avco AA1-B
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741114037589A
- Case key
- 143140
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3580 74/11/14 NORTON,KANS AMER AVCO AA1-B CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 80 TOTAL TIME - 1435 N9971L PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GRAND ISLAND,NEBR NORTON,KANS CLAY CENTER,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE GR FAILED IN GOOSE NECK AREA ABV WHEEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9971L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Norton Muni
N9971LRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1BEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.