- Date
- December 20, 1979
- Place
- Laurel, MT · LAUREL, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7403DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791220033479A
- Case key
- 132939
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3036 79/12/20 LAUREL,MT PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 132 TIME - 0900 N7403D PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAUREL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAUREL,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE REMARKS- PARKING BRAKE ASSY LOOSE. ALLOWED WHEELS TO LOCK DUE TO VIBRATION.CONV LNDG GEAR IAW STC SA4KRM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7403D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Laurel
N7403DRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2011 · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.