DEN68F0062

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 32OD · White Sands, NM · August 4, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1967
Place
White Sands, NM · WHITE SANDS, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3329QCessna 32OD
Status
Completed · report October 23, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115058

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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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3-2621   67/8/4    WHITE SANDS,N MEX   CESSNA 32OD         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 14900
        TIME - 1440                    N3329Q              PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONDRON AAF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SHIMMY DAMPENER ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3329Q
Reported as
Cessna 32OD
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Condron Aaf