- Date
- July 9, 1974
- Place
- Umiat, AK · UMIAT, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5521XAero Comdr 600S2R
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740709033179A
- Case key
- 130218
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2259 74/7/9 NR.UMIAT,ALAS AERO COMDR 600S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1907 TIME - UNK/NR N5521X PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UNNAMED STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UMIAT,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- HEAVILY LOADED.L GR STRUT FAILED AT OLD WELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5521X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 600S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Unnamed Strip
N5521XRegistration cancelled Oct 18, 2021 · Aero Commander S2RAirframe modelAero Commander S2REngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5521X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.