NYC73DNA06

NTSB accident investigation · Amer Avco AA1 · Mansfield, MA · July 28, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1972
Place
Mansfield, MA · MANSFIELD, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9382LAmer Avco AA1
Status
Completed · report March 1, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168087

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2616  72/7/28    MANSFIELD,MASS      AMER AVCO AA1       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N9382L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANSFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANSFIELD,MASS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N9382L
Reported as
Amer Avco AA1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mansfield

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.