- Date
- June 20, 1971
- Place
- West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3856NMooney M20F
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161879
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2224 71/6/20 WEST MIFFLIN,PA MOONEY M20F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 326 TIME - 2151 N3856N PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROANOKE,VA WEST MIFFLIN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY REMARKS- LDG GR RETRCTN ASSMBLY FAILED DUE TO EXISTNG CRACK.GR HNDL CAME OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3856N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allegheny Co
N3856NRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2020 · Mooney M20FAirframe modelMooney M20FEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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