MIA72IM143

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 337 · Ft.Lauderdale, FL · June 25, 1972

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 25, 1972
Place
Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2669SCessna 337
Status
Completed · report February 21, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118138

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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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5-0026  72/6/25    FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA   CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N2669S              PX-  0  0  4  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 24, 2650 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I        200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.LAUDERDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREEPORT,BAHAMAS            FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- BOUNCED SLIGHTLY,SETTLED ON CARGO POD NEXT TOUCH DOWN.

Aircraft

Registration
N2669S
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Ft.Lauderdale

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.