- Date
- January 4, 1971
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 20 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5820Convair 580
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160381
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0003 71/1/4 INDIANAPOLIS,IND CONVAIR 580 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1841 N5820 PX- 0 0 17 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 - WEIR-COOK OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP INDIANAPOLIS,IND INDIANAPOLIS,IND TERRE HAUTE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN 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 EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- R MLG SHOCK STRUT CYL FAILED ON TERRE HAUTE LDG. PLT MADE GO AROUND,CONT TO INDIANAPOLIS. LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5820
- Reported as
- Convair 580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Weir-Cook