- Date
- May 3, 1972
- Place
- Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- CF-GRASwearingen SA26AT
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166756
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0016 72/5/3 FAIRFIELD,NJ SWEARINGEN SA26AT CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1050 CF-GRA PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC 31, 3400 TOTAL HOURS, 150 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL-WRIGHT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUFFALO,NY WINDSOR LOCKS,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- GR NOT LWRD FOR LDG,PROPS HIT RWY,ABORTED,UN GOARND DUE PROP DMG,LWRD GR HIT HARD,BROKE NOSE GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CF-GRA
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA26AT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Caldwell-Wright