- Date
- May 8, 1966
- Place
- Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8102NBoeing B-727
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172925
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0050 66/5/8 FORT WORTH TEX BOEING B-727 CR- 0 0 4 TRAINING AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1110 N8102N PX- 0 0 0 45, 15160 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 183 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARSWELL AFB OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- FALSE,UNSAFE-GR INDN.PLT MADE HI-G TURN AND L.GR SUPPORT FAILED DUE MISSG BUSHING.GR-UP LNDG INTNL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8102N
- Reported as
- Boeing B-727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Carswell Afb