- Date
- May 19, 1970
- Place
- Chicago Ohare, IL · CHICAGO OHARE, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N307VAero Comdr 680
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122270
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2084 70/5/19 CHICAGO OHARE,ILL AERO COMDR 680 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2117 N307V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 33, 14500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGO OHARE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENTON HARBOR,MICH CHICAGO OHARE,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- LDG GR SELECT HANDLE LOCK PIN DID NOT ENGAGE.HANDLE LOOSE,CRUSH WASHER WORN.FLAT SPOTS,BOTH TIRES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N307V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chicago Ohare
N307VRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2020 · Aero Commander 680Airframe modelAero Commander 680Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series
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.