NYC72IN046

NTSB incident investigation · Beech 99 · Flushing, NY · September 30, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 30, 1971
Place
Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1034SBeech 99
Status
Completed · report July 6, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164583

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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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5-0038  71/9/30    FLUSHING,NY         BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4500
        TIME - 0848                    N1034S              PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 1232 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GUARDIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,NY                 PORTLAND,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STRIPPED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- L MAIN LDG GR ACTUATOR NUT PN 115-810029-1 FAILED.THREADS IN NUT WERE STRIPPED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1034S
Reported as
Beech 99
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
La Guardia