- Date
- October 28, 1975
- Place
- Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N702HBSmith A600
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151901
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0031 75/10/28 LYNCHBURG,VA SMITH A600 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1999 TIME - 1924 N702HB PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 484 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - LYNCHBURG MUNICIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROANOKE,VA LYNCHBURG,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) REMARKS- SMALL AREA OF FATIGUE ON TORQUE LINK FRACTURE SURFACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N702HB
- Reported as
- Smith A600
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Lynchburg Municip
N702HBRegistration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Smith AEROSTAR 600Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 600Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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