LAX78FI004

NTSB incident investigation · Nord 262A · San Luis Obspo, CA · November 10, 1977

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 10, 1977
Place
San Luis Obspo, CA · SAN LUIS OBSPO, CA
Injuries
27 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N417SANord 262A
Status
Completed · report December 16, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
144277

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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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5-0014  77/11/10   SAN LUIS OBSPO,CA   NORD 262A           CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1835                    N417SA              PX-  0  0 24  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      34, 6250 TOTAL HOURS, 650
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN LUIS OBISPO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN LUIS OBSPO,CA           PASO ROBLES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE LNDG GEAR ACTUATOR BRACKET BOLTS,LOW SHEAR,FAILED.BOLTS OBSCURED BY SEALER AT UNDET TIME.

Aircraft

Registration
N417SA
Reported as
Nord 262A
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
San Luis Obispo

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.