19970111006749I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lkheed T-33 · Las Vegas, NV · January 11, 1997

Date
January 11, 1997 · 13:00 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N12417
Reported as
Lkheed T33
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total52 in this make and model150 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.

Narrative: pilot stated to two interviewing inspectors, he and passengers were in level flight at approximately 250 knots when they heard a loud bang. Pilot had no idea what had happened, but he quickly proceeded back to vgt from the parumph, Nevada area. Because he never declared an emergency, ATC had him circle for 15 minutes waiting on traffic. The pilot stated he was very concerned about the condition of the aircraft the whole time. When he finally landed, he was so "shook up" he "got on the brakes." The right tire threw chunks of rubber and the braking made a flat spot on the left tire. He had thought he would run off the runway. privacy data omitted The inflight problem was a result of the plenium chamber door departing the aircraft. The air locks were not secure prior to flight. privacy data omitted Letter of authorization to operate this T-33 aircraft has been revoked.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED TO TWO INTERVIEWING INSPECTORS, HE AND PASSENGERS WERE IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 250 KNOTS WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG. PILOT HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED, BUT HE QUICKLY PROCEEDED BACK TO VGT FROM THE PARUMPH, NEVADA AREA. BECAUSE HE NEVER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, ATC HAD HIM CIRCLE FOR 15 MINUTES WAITING ON TRAFFIC. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE WHOLE TIME. WHEN HE FINALLY LANDED, HE WAS SO "SHOOK UP" HE "GOT ON THE BRAKES." THE RIGHT TIRE THREW CHUNKS OF RUBBER AND THE BRAKING MADE A FLAT SPOT ON THE LEFT TIRE. HE HAD THOUGHT HE WOULD RUN OFF THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE INFLIGHT PROBLEM WAS A RESULT OF THE PLENIUM CHAMBER DOOR DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIR LOCKS WERE NOT SECURE PRIOR TO FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE THIS T-33 AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN REVOKED.