CHI74FEI05

NTSB accident investigation · Swearingen SA26 · N.Phildelpha, OH · July 30, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 30, 1973
Place
N.Phildelpha, OH · N.PHILDELPHA, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4252XSwearingen SA26
Status
Completed · report December 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730730029559A
Case key
188909

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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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3-3240  73/7/30    N.PHILDELPHA,OHIO   SWEARINGEN SA26     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 6100
        TIME - 1000                    N4252X              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1151 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURG,PENN              N.PHILDELPHA,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ABT 5FT ABV RWY,FULL BACK ELEV PRES ACFT DROPPED OFF FASTER THAN NORM,LNDD 3 POINT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4252X
Reported as
Swearingen SA26
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clever

FAA reports on this event · 1

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