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NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 500 · San Diego, CA · February 26, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 26, 1974
Place
San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6277BAero Comdr 500
Status
Completed · report May 20, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740226004099A
Case key
170226

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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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3-0710  74/2/26    SAN DIEGO, CALIF    AERO COMDR 500      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 3220
        TIME - 1833                    N6277B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO, CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND ON TAXIWAY,SWERVED INTNTLLY TO AVOID OTR ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6277B
Reported as
Aero Comdr 500
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Montgomery

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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.