- Date
- December 7, 1976
- Place
- St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4178BAero Comdr 520
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761207040499A
- Case key
- 156649
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3862 76/12/7 ST PAUL,MN AERO COMDR 520 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 453 TIME - 0200 N4178B PX- 0 0 6 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 192 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PAUL MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP EUGENE,OR ST PAUL,MN ROCK SPRINGS,WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) REMARKS- RIGHT GEAR LIGHT DID NOT INDICATE GREEN LIGHT PRIOR TO LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4178B
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 520
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Paul Muni
N4178BRegistration cancelled Aug 1, 2012 · Aero Commander 520Airframe modelAero Commander 520Engine modelLycoming GO-435C&D series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4178B · 2
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