OAK65F0060

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Turlock, CA · May 8, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 8, 1965
Place
Turlock, CA · TURLOCK, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5848WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 22, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177746

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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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3-1031   65/5/8    TURLOCK CALIF       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N5848W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURLOCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- RIGHT BRAKE JAMMED BY DIRT IN BRAKE ASSEMBLY

Aircraft

Registration
N5848W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Turlock

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.