UNK64X0671

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M21 · Columbus, GA · February 23, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 23, 1964
Place
Columbus, GA · COLUMBUS, GA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1362WMooney M21
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185247

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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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3-0451  64/2/23    COLUMBUS GA         MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 220
        TIME - 1300                    N1362W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N1362W
Reported as
Mooney M21
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.