NYC66F0410

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Cmdr 680-E · Philadelphia, PA · December 3, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 3, 1965
Place
Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9375RAero Cmdr 680-E
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174207

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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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3-3645   65/12/3   PHILADELPHIA PA     AERO CMDR 680-E     CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1548                    N9375R              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 43, 12059 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 833 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NO PHILADELPHIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PISTON ROD OF ACTUATING CYLINDER BENT DURING TAKE OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N9375R
Reported as
Aero Cmdr 680-E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
No Philadelphia

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.