- Date
- January 30, 1965
- Place
- Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N361AMooney M-18L
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179626
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0540 65/1/30 PACOIMA CALIF MOONEY M-18L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 33 TOTAL TIME - 1745 N361A PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN AIRPARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN GEAR OPERATING ARM FAILED AT WELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N361A
- Reported as
- Mooney M-18L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Whiteman Airpark
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