- Date
- February 17, 1968
- Place
- Castroville, CA · CASTROVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N221APiaggio P136L1
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111389
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0563 68/2/17 CASTROVILLE,CALIF PIAGGIO P136L1 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1630 N221A PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 52, 12000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LANDED IN WATER DUE GEAR MALFUNCTION. ACFT FELT STRANGE TO PLT,STRUCK SANDBAR ON GO AROUND ATTEMPT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N221A
- Reported as
- Piaggio P136L1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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