# NTSB NYC69F0348: Aero Comdr 100A, N5555M, Groton, CT, February 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1969
- Place: Groton, CT · GROTON, CT
- Location: 41.3249° N, 72.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3249&lon=-72.0669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0348
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0348

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0445  69/2/22    GROTON,CONN         AERO COMDR 100A     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 308
        TIME - 1530                    N5555M              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRUMBULL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- L GR PISTON BUSHNG RETAINING PIN FAILD,SLIDE TUBE SEPARATED FROM STRUT,GR DANGLED.LANDED ON L GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5555M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5555M-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 015, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100a) (registry code 0140204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Trumbull

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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