- Date
- August 18, 1972
- Place
- Thomson, GA · THOMSON, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2636BAero Comdr 520
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168773
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3976 72/8/18 THOMSON,GA AERO COMDR 520 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2809 TIME - 1345 N2636B PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 573 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCDUFFIE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CANTON,OHIO STUART,FLA THOMSON,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- R TIRE FLAT,HAD DEEP CUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2636B
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 520
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcduffie
N2636BRegistration cancelled Jul 28, 2011 · Aero Commander 520Airframe modelAero Commander 520Engine modelLycoming GO-435C&D series
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.