- Date
- July 1, 1977
- Place
- Abingdon, VA · ABINGDON, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72HBAerostar 600
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147302
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2162 77/7/1 ABINGDON,VA AEROSTAR 600 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2294 TIME - 0825 N72HB PX- 0 0 1 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 444 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-I INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - VIRGINIA HIGHLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARION,VA ABINGDON,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PAX R SEAT PULLED YOKE DRG LDG ROLL,BALLOONED.UPPER ASSY LWR COLLAR R GR CRACKED.L GR COLLAPSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72HB
- Reported as
- Aerostar 600
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Virginia Highland