- Date
- September 21, 1979
- Place
- Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N25157Pietenpol Aircmp
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790921031679A
- Case key
- 133589
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2737 79/9/21 MINNEAPOLIS,MN PIETENPOL AIRCMP CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 67, 393 TIME - 1030 N25157 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANOKA CO-BLAINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINNEAPOLIS,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD REMARKS- L MAIN GEAR FAILED AT WELDED AREA.WELD CRYSTALIZED & GRANULAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25157
- Reported as
- Pietenpol Aircmp
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Anoka Co-Blaine
N25157Registration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Kirchner PIETENPOL AIRCAMPERAirframe modelKirchner PIETENPOL AIRCAMPEREngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N25157 · 1
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