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NTSB accident investigation · Jeanies Teenie · Indiana, PA · September 10, 1973

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 10, 1973
Place
Indiana, PA · INDIANA, PA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9777Jeanies Teenie
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730910029709A
Case key
188670

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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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3-2657  73/9/10    INDIANA,PA          JEANIES TEENIE      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 830
        TIME - 1800                    N9777               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JIMMY STEWART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANA,PA                  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 OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TOUCHED DOWN ON NOSE LANDING GEAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N9777
Reported as
Jeanies Teenie
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jimmy Stewart

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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