MKC79FA035

NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland DH 104 · St Louis, MO · June 11, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 11, 1979
Place
St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N906MWDehavilland DH 104
Status
Completed · report July 17, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790611014259A
Case key
136234

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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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3-1045  79/6/11    ST LOUIS,MO         DEHAVILLAND DH 104  CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2152                    N906MW              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      27, 4032 TOTAL HOURS, 651
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              ST LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED
        REMARKS- PNEUMATIC LINE TO DOWN PORT ON NLG ACTUATOR CHAFED THROUGH.

Aircraft

Registration
N906MW
Reported as
Dehavilland DH 104
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lambert

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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.