OAK67F0105

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Honolulu, HI · September 23, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1966
Place
Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2060PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report November 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121200

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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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3-2641  66/9/23    HONOLULU HAWAII     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1600
        TIME - 0630                    N2060P              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTERNAT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN GEAR HYDRAULIC CYLINDER LEAKING-EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM OPERATIONAL BUT NOT USED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2060P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Honolulu Internat

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.