- Date
- January 6, 1965
- Place
- Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N117Convair CV-340
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180450
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0006 65/1/6 WICHITA FALLS TEX CONVAIR CV-340 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1420 N117 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 47, 5463 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1064 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHEPPARD AFB TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- INST PILOT CLOSED HYDR BY-PASS VLVE DURNG LNDG ROLL WHILE SIMULATING HYDRAULIC SYSTM MALFUNCTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N117
- Reported as
- Convair CV-340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sheppard Afb