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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Portland, OR · February 19, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 19, 1979
Place
Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
CF-KATPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report April 17, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
136568

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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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E-0005  79/2/19    PORTLAND,OR         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1130                    CF-KAT              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  31, 90 TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VICTORIA,BC,CANADA          PORTLAND,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SHIMMY DAMPER DISCONNECTED AT ROD ENDS.

Aircraft

Registration
CF-KAT
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Portland Intl