- Date
- December 6, 1977
- Place
- Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N27RMDehavilland DHC-7
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144109
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0022 77/12/6 DENVER,CO DEHAVILLAND DHC-7 CR- 0 0 3 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1400 N27RM PX- 0 0 0 CHECK 52, 11300 TOTAL HOURS, 17 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DENVER,CO RETURN CHEYENNE,WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REMARKS- INSTRUCTIONS FOR MANUAL GEAR EXTENTION INADEQUATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27RM
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Stapleton Intl
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