FTW63A0173

NTSB accident investigation · Martin 404 · Baton Rouge, LA · June 17, 1963

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1963
Place
Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
Injuries
19 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N145SMartin 404
Status
Completed · report August 23, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108085

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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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1-0036  63/6/17    BATON ROUGE,LA      MARTIN 404          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0654                    N145S               PX-  0  0 16                            41, 14091 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN
        OPERATOR - SOUTHERN AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED-NOSE WHEEL TIRE FAILED,PROPS STRUCK RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N145S
Reported as
Martin 404
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ryan

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.