OAK68D0352

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · San Carlos, CA · March 18, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 18, 1968
Place
San Carlos, CA · SAN CARLOS, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4410PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111134

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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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3-0779  68/3/18    SAN CARLOS,CALIF    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 218
        TIME - 1330                    N4410P              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN CARLOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT GEAR DOWNLOCK MALFUNCTIONED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4410P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Carlos

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