OAK67D0323

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Concord, CA · March 25, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 25, 1967
Place
Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6023PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117993

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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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3-0956  67/3/25    CONCORD,CALIF       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N6023P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHANAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        REMARKS- PLT SUSPECTED MAIN GR EXTENSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION,USED MANUAL EXT SYSTM.MANUAL SYSTM INOPERATIVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6023P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Buchanan Field