19801207071539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrof Babylakes · Greensboro, NC · December 7, 1980

Date
December 7, 1980 · 15:00 local
Place
Greensboro, NC
Airport
Air Harbor
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66JM
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81DKM01
Reported as
Amtrof Babylakes
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,350 total15 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing gear shock strut failed at weld on takeoff. Landing with gear hanging. Damaged lower wings.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT FAILED AT WELD ON TAKEOFF. LANDING WITH GEAR HANGING. DAMAGED LOWER WINGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.