- Date
- June 3, 1970
- Place
- Alexandria, LA · ALEXANDRIA, LA
- Injuries
- 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N500TVickers 810
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127524
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1363 70/6/3 ALEXANDRIA,LA VICKERS 810 CR- 0 0 3 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0858 N500T PX- 0 0 7 CORP/EXEC 49, 12000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESLER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENSACOLA,FLA ALEXANDRIA,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- NOSE GR DOWNLOCK SOCKET EXCESSIVELY WORN. ALLOWED NOSE LEG TO FORCE LOCKING PLUNGER TO DISENGAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N500T
- Reported as
- Vickers 810
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Esler