- Date
- April 15, 1977
- Place
- Presque Isle, ME · PRESQUE ISLE, ME
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N33723Piper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770415009499A
- Case key
- 157988
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0978 77/4/15 PRESQUE ISLE,ME PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0610 N33723 PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 27, 2242 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 90 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHERN MAINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BANGOR,ME PRESQUE ISLE,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- TAXIWAY HAD 5DEG DOWNSLOPE & PATCH OF ICE.ACFT SLID ON ICE TO DRY TAXIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33723
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Northern Maine
FAA reports on this event · 1
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