- Date
- May 15, 1965
- Place
- Fair Oaks, CA · FAIR OAKS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3311BPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177821
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1143 65/5/15 FAIR OAKS CALIF PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 59, 25 TOTAL TIME - 1250 N3311B PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHEONIX 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 - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3311B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pheonix
N3311BRegistered now · Piper PA-22-135Airframe modelPiper PA-22-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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Other investigations on N3311B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW00LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRose Hill, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.NTSB MIA96LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMerritt Island, FLThe pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and an inadvertent ground swerve. The crosswind was a related factor.