- Date
- August 20, 1973
- Place
- Lakeland, FL · LAKELAND, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N608LLockheed L-18
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730820031439A
- Case key
- 188844
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3315 73/8/20 LAKELAND,FLA LOCKHEED L-18 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1030 N608L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 65, 25000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKELAND MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKELAND,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- REQUIRED AD NOT C/W.LWR DRAG STRUT BUCKLED,ACTUATING CYL TRUNION SHEARED.UPPR LINK BOLT WORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N608L
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lakeland Muni
N608LRegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2013 · Lockheed 18-56Airframe modelLockheed 18-56Engine modelWright C9HD 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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.