FTW67A0014

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing B-720 · Amarillo, TX · July 20, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 20, 1966
Place
Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N113Boeing B-720
Status
Completed · report March 10, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122371

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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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2-0624  66/7/20    AMARILLO TEX        BOEING B-720        CR-  0  0  5  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0810                    N113                PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      UNK/NR, 11150 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMARILLO AFB/MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N113
Reported as
Boeing B-720
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Amarillo Afb/Mun

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.