NYC72IN094

NTSB incident investigation · Beech 65-80 · Pomona, NJ · February 9, 1972

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 9, 1972
Place
Pomona, NJ · POMONA, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N148Beech 65-80
Status
Completed · report February 20, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165444

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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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5-0024   72/2/9    POMONA,NJ           BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1736                    N148                PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      43, 5885 TOTAL HOURS, 63
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAFEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASSENA,NY                  LOCAL
        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 - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR WOULDNT EXTEND DUE DRAG BRACE FAILURE. DIVERTED TO NAFEC.FURTHER DMG ON BOUNCE LDG ATTEMPT

Aircraft

Registration
N148
Reported as
Beech 65-80
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Nafec