- Date
- June 11, 1975
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2544BConvair L-13
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750611016999A
- Case key
- 149305
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1710 75/6/11 TALKEETNA,AK CONVAIR L-13 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2939 TIME - 1142 N2544B PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TALKEETNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK TALKEETNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT POS RUDDER PEDALS FWD IN CRUISE. FORGOT TO REPOSITION THEM BFOR LDG. LOST CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2544B
- Reported as
- Convair L-13
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Talkeetna
N2544BRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2018 · Consolidated Vultee/Hops L-13AAirframe modelConsolidated Vultee/Hops L-13AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2544B · 2
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