- Date
- March 11, 1966
- Place
- Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2057WBeech 95-C55
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172762
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1253 66/3/11 PONTIAC MICH BEECH 95-C55 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3740 TIME - 1545 N2057W PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC MUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- SEIZED UPLOCK ROLLER.80 HRS ON N2057W.NO MAINTENANCE ON LANDING GEAR SYSTEM SINCE LEAVING FACTORY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2057W
- Reported as
- Beech 95-C55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pontiac Municipal
N2057WRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2018 · Beech 95-C55Airframe modelBeech 95-C55Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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