- Date
- August 1, 1974
- Place
- Cheswold, DE · CHESWOLD, DE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N56541Piper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740801031999A
- Case key
- 134497
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2308 74/8/1 CHESWOLD,DEL PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2535 TIME - 1155 N56541 PX- 0 0 1 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAWARE AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GEORGETOWN,DEL PHILADELPHIA,PA CHESWOLD,DEL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK MOUNT BRACKET FAILED.NOSE GR WOULD NOT LOCK IN DOWN PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56541
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Delaware Airpark
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.