FTW72AF037

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A99A · Houston, TX · December 17, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 17, 1971
Place
Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
Injuries
14 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1923TBeech A99A
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164531

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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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1-0040  71/12/17   HOUSTON,TEX         BEECH A99A          CR-  0  0  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1527                    N1923T              PX-  0  0 12                            32, 4475 TOTAL HOURS, 550
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTERCONT
        OPERATOR - TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VICTORIA,TEX                HOUSTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ACTUATOR PINION GR THRUST BEARING INSTALLED IN REVERSE.CAUSED JAMMED ACTUATOR.EMER GR INOP

Aircraft

Registration
N1923T
Reported as
Beech A99A
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Houston Intercont

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.