NYC70IN121

NTSB incident investigation · Aero Comdr 1121B · Pomona, NJ · May 22, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1970
Place
Pomona, NJ · POMONA, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5046EAero Comdr 1121B
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121654

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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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5-0011  70/5/22    POMONA,NJ           AERO COMDR 1121B    CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1009                    N5046E              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      42, 4300 TOTAL HOURS, 70
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POMONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POMONA,NJ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- L MAIN GR STRUT BROKE DURG REJECTED TKOF TESTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N5046E
Reported as
Aero Comdr 1121B
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pomona