CHI68I0072

NTSB incident investigation · Armstrong Argosy · Dayton, OH · February 16, 1968

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 16, 1968
Place
Dayton, OH · DAYTON, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6504RArmstrong Argosy
Status
Completed · report March 22, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111584

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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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4-0003  68/2/16    DAYTON,OHIO         ARMSTRONG ARGOSY    CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2037                    N6504R              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WRIGHT-PATTERSON
        OPERATOR - UNIVERSAL AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND BY NORMAL AND EMERGENCY MEANS. LANDED SAFELY ON FOAMED RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6504R
Reported as
Armstrong Argosy
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Wright-Patterson