NYC75IN048

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Amityville, NY · October 31, 1975

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 31, 1975
Place
Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1202UPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report November 6, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
151899

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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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5-0026  75/10/31   AMITYVILLE,NY       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1445                    N1202U              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     65, 33300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1050 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMITYVILLE,NY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- DID NOT FOLLOW ESTABLISHED AFTR LNDG CK PROCEDURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1202U
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Zahns