- Date
- July 9, 1966
- Place
- Bethpage, NY · BETHPAGE, NY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3341APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170979
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1945 66/7/9 BETHPAGE NY PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2000 TIME - 2200 N3341A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRUMMAN-BETHPAGE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- LANDED ON UNLIGHTED PARKING RAMP,ALMOST HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3341A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grumman-Bethpage
N3341ARegistered now · Piper PA-22-135Airframe modelPiper PA-22-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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Other investigations on N3341A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC01LA133Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClinton, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. Factors related to the accident were the pilot's lack of experience in tail-wheeled airplanes, and the wind gusts.NTSB MIA66D0586Accident · No injuriesClosedSylvester, GA