- Date
- November 6, 1974
- Place
- Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8260YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741106039039A
- Case key
- 142905
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3903 74/11/6 OMAHA,NEBR PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1715 N8260Y PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 32, 739 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY AIRFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OMAHA,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT CONFUSED ABT MANUAL GR EXTN PROCEDURE.UN RECALL IF GEN SWITCHES WERE ON OR CKD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8260Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eppley Airfield
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.