- Date
- October 8, 1966
- Place
- College Park, MD · COLLEGE PARK, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6453RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121222
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2661 66/10/8 COLLEGE PARK MD PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 69 TOTAL TIME - 0030 N6453R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGE PARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON UNLIGHTED MARGINAL AIRSTRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6453R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- College Park
N6453RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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