NYC69I0104

NTSB incident investigation · Argosy AW650 · Griffiss Afb, NY · May 22, 1969

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1969
Place
Griffiss Afb, NY · GRIFFISS AFB, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N896UArgosy AW650
Status
Completed · report July 16, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172945

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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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4-0012  69/5/22    GRIFFISS AFB,NY     ARGOSY AW650        CR-  0  0  3  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2055                    N896U               PX-  0  0  0                            34, 5579 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2326 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFISS AF BASE
        OPERATOR - UNIVERSAL AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- RT GR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF WHEEL WELL. INTNTL WHEELS UP LNDG ON FOAMED RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N896U
Reported as
Argosy AW650
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Griffiss Af Base

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.