- Date
- April 16, 1980
- Place
- Battle Creek, MI · BATTLE CREEK, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1047TAvions Mrcl 20
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800416051109I
- Case key
- 129729
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0008 80/4/16 BATTLE CREEK,MI AVIONS MRCL 20 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1040 N1047T PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 50, 13000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 3100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - BATTLE CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL BATTLE CREEK,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WHEEL WELL DOORS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- TELEFORCE CABLE TO REAR LATCH(LMG DOOR)LOOSE.DRG EMERG GEAR EXTN,CABLE,PN MY-20-79320,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1047T
- Reported as
- Avions Mrcl 20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Battle Creek
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.