- Date
- February 10, 1966
- Place
- Gr.Pttsbrg Apt, PA · GR.PTTSBRG APT, PA
- Injuries
- 15 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2709JFairchild F-27J
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174021
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0005 66/2/10 GR.PTTSBRG APT PA FAIRCHILD F-27J CR- 0 0 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1005 N2709J PX- 0 0 11 49, 11500 TOTAL HOURS, 14 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GR.PITTSBURGH OPERATOR - U.S. AIR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- ROCKER ARM ASSY,PN 423083-11,MISALIGNED WITH CENTERING SLOT ON SLIDE SHAFT,PN 27-423006-3.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2709J
- Reported as
- Fairchild F-27J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gr.Pittsburgh