- Date
- November 13, 1971
- Place
- Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5031EAero Comdr 500-S
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163925
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3466 71/11/13 ALLENTOWN,PA AERO COMDR 500-S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 242 TIME - 1530 N5031E PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUEEN CITY MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORRISTOWN,NJ ALLENTOWN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR REMARKS- RETRACTED GR WHILE TRYING TO ENGAGE GR SAFETY LOCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5031E
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500-S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Queen City Muni
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