NYC73FNC15

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Manchester, NH · July 27, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 27, 1972
Place
Manchester, NH · MANCHESTER, NH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7846YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report March 1, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168084

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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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3-2613  72/7/27    MANCHESTER,NH       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1031                    N7846Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE UNK/NR, 5650 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRENIER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORWOOD,MASS                MANCHESTER,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- IMPROPER GO-ARND PROCEDURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7846Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grenier Field

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.