# NTSB NYC74DHA19: Piper PA-24, N5478P, Schwenksville, PA, November 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1973
- Place: Schwenksville, PA · SCHWENKSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.2579° N, 75.4657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schwenksville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2579&lon=-75.4657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DHA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3392  73/11/28   SCHWENKSVILLE,PA    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 3717
        TIME - 1530                    N5478P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1746 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YARROW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             SCHWENKSVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           67                                                      200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DRIFTED DRG T/D R LDG CTCTD RWY IN A SKID.WIND RPTD VARIABLE GUSTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5478P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5478P), registered now, S/N 24-537, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yarrow

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731128035889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731128035889A), Nov 28, 1973: Piper PA24250, Schwenksville, PA, Substantial damage. Drifted drg t/d r ldg ctctd rwy in a skid. Wind rptd variable gusts.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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