ANC72DAG21

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 500S · Anchorage, AK · August 17, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 17, 1971
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5075EAero Comdr 500S
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162709

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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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3-3097  71/8/17    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      AERO COMDR 500S     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N5075E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 48, 6623 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N5075E
Reported as
Aero Comdr 500S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Merrill Field

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.

Other investigations on N5075E · 2

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