NYC74IN100

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Alexandria Bay, NY · June 1, 1974

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 1, 1974
Place
Alexandria Bay, NY · ALEXANDRIA BAY, NY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5635SPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report June 19, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
132532

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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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5-0014   74/6/1    ALEXANDRIA BAY,NY   PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1615                    N5635S              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            973 TOTAL HOURS, 144 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THOUSAND ISLANDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALEXANDRIA BAY,NY           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LOCAL SIGHT SEEING FLT PERFORMED BY AIR TAXI OPERATOR.NOSEWHEEL STRUCK A CHUCK HOLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5635S
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Thousand Islands