- Date
- April 1, 1972
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- CF-CBFPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166755
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0003 72/4/1 CHARLOTTE,NC PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1245 CF-CBF PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 49, 250 TOTAL HOURS, 84 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BRUNSWICK,GA OSHAWA,ONT,CAN CHARLOTTE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- DIDNT REC GR UP INDICATION. RET TO FLD AND LOWERED GR MANUALLY. GR WASNT LOCKED DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CF-CBF
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Douglas