- Date
- July 6, 1981
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3971CCessna 402B
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810706038599A
- Case key
- 124929
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1394 81/7/6 HOUSTON,TX CESSNA 402B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0200 N3971C PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 33, 4407 TOTAL HOURS, 41 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TX ABILENE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STICKING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE REMARKS- R STARTER SOLENOID STUCK IN CLOSED PSN.ATMTD TO LWR GEAR BY TURNING HAND CRANK IN WRONG DIRECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3971C
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hobby
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.