MIA79FLD40

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 520 · Sarasota, FL · February 16, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 16, 1979
Place
Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N113RHAero Comdr 520
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790216008459A
Case key
137192

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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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3-1247  79/2/16    SARASOTA,FL         AERO COMDR 520      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1400                    N113RH              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARASOTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLYWOOD                   SARASOTA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N113RH
Reported as
Aero Comdr 520
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sarasota

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.