- Date
- October 31, 1977
- Place
- Plymouth, MA · PLYMOUTH, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7895YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771031036699A
- Case key
- 144526
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3473 77/10/31 PLYMOUTH,MA PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 62, 2700 TIME - 1445 N7895Y PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORWOOD,MA PLYMOUTH,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BOGUS PART AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) REMARKS- NO FERRY PERMIT. SCREWS DEEPLY SCORED NOSE GR RETRACT ROD ASSEMBLY(P/N 21109-03),AFFECT OPERATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7895Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plymouth
FAA reports on this event · 1
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