UNK64X0984

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Fairchild Afb, WA · March 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 19, 1964
Place
Fairchild Afb, WA · FAIRCHILD AFB, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5153ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185114

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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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3-0671  64/3/19    FAIRCHILD AFB WAS   PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 9 TOTAL
        TIME - 0710                    N5153Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRCHILD AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N5153Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fairchild Afb

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.