SEA74DTI15

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Hogeland, MT · December 15, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 15, 1973
Place
Hogeland, MT · HOGELAND, MT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N803APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report April 2, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731215040849A
Case key
187372

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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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3-4084  73/12/15   HOGELAND,MONT       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 200
        TIME - 1300                    N803A               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOGELAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BILLINGS,MONT               HOGELAND,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- DEST ARPT FOGGED IN. PLT LND IN 6 INCHES OF SNOW

Aircraft

Registration
N803A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hogeland

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.