- Date
- April 24, 1981
- Place
- Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N59Rockwell 265-80
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124841
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0045 81/4/24 KALAMAZOO,MI ROCKWELL 265-80 CR- 0 0 3 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - UNK/NR N59 PX- 0 0 2 OTHER PUBLIC 50, 8365 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1367 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - KALAMAZOO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHAMPAIGN,IL BATTLE CREEK,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP REMARKS- RT MLG CYLINDER,P/N 1127L001-2,FAILED.TYPE CYL ONLY USED FOR NA-265-60 & LIGHTER G/WT ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59
- Reported as
- Rockwell 265-80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Kalamazoo Muni