- Date
- May 28, 1977
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N277RAero Comdr 680FL
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770528021299A
- Case key
- 147192
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2103 77/5/28 INDIANAPOLIS,IN AERO COMDR 680FL CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1765 TIME - 1635 N277R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 657 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLITAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- APRX 1/2 CUPFULL FLUID UNDER R BRAKE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N277R
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680FL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Metropolitan
N277RRegistration cancelled Oct 18, 2012 · Aero Commander 680FLAirframe modelAero Commander 680FLEngine modelLycoming IGSO-540-B1A
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.