# NTSB NYC75FGT22: Sidewinder Smyth, N77PG, Annville, PA, June 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1975
- Place: Annville, PA · ANNVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.3325° N, 76.5077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Annville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3325&lon=-76.5077&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FGT22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1819  75/6/30    ANNVILLE,PA         SIDEWINDER SMYTH    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 160
        TIME - 1930                    N77PG               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLARO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANNVILLE,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BALLOONED ON FLARE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77PG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77PG-1989-03-15), registration cancelled 1989-03-15, S/N 212037 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIDEWINDER SMYTH
- Registry model: [Grill SMYTH SIDEWINDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/grill-smyth-sidewinder) (registry code 056279B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Millaro

## 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 19750630020739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750630020739A), Jun 30, 1975: Amtr 0562741, Annville, PA, Substantial damage. Ballooned on flare.

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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