NYC72IN092

NTSB incident investigation · Grumman G-159 · Jamaica, NY · February 4, 1972

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 4, 1972
Place
Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
Injuries
8 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1150SGrumman G-159
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165439

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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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5-0002   72/2/4    JAMAICA,NY          GRUMMAN G-159       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N1150S              PX-  0  0  6  CORP/EXEC                 50, 12300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2679 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RALEIGH,NC                  NEWARK,NJ
        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 - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- L GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.MALFUNCTION OF GR DRAG BRACE FOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N1150S
Reported as
Grumman G-159
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Jfk Intl