NYC72FNA46

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337B · Warwick, RI · June 25, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 25, 1972
Place
Warwick, RI · WARWICK, RI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N44LBCessna 337B
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166548

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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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3-0959  72/6/25    WARWICK,RI          CESSNA 337B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 947
        TIME - 1042                    N44LB               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - T.F.GREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANSFIELD,MASS              MARTHAS VINEYRD,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PIN HOLES IN AFT LDG GR DOOR OPENING LINE. UN EXTEND GR BY NORMAL AND EMERG SYSTEM.

Aircraft

Registration
N44LB
Reported as
Cessna 337B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
T.F.Green

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.