- Date
- June 29, 1981
- Place
- Washington, MO · WASHINGTON, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1126CPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810629037589A
- Case key
- 124830
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1341 81/6/29 NR.WASHINGTON,MO PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 420 TIME - 2015 N1126C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 348 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON MEML DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.CHARLES,MO WASHINGTON,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY AIRFRAME BUFFET REMARKS- PLT USED DUCT TAPE TO STRENGTHEN FABRIC ON TOP OF FUSELAGE,TAPE PULLED LOOSE.LNDD IN CORN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1126C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Washington Meml
N1126CRegistration cancelled Jan 5, 2011 · Piper PA-22-135Airframe modelPiper PA-22-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 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.