- Date
- December 12, 1970
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 19 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5828Convair 580
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159511
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0082 70/12/12 INDIANAPOLIS,IND CONVAIR 580 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1916 N5828 PX- 0 0 16 UNK/NR, 7825 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIR COOK OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHICAGO,ILL ST.LOUIS,MO BLOOMINGTON,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- INBD FORK OF L GR SHOCK STRUT FAILED ON TOUCHDOWN AT BLOOMINGTON.GO AROUND OK,DIV TO INDIANAPOLIS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5828
- Reported as
- Convair 580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Weir Cook