NYC72IN105

NTSB incident investigation · Beech D18S · Wrightstown, NJ · March 2, 1972

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 2, 1972
Place
Wrightstown, NJ · WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3544BBeech D18S
Status
Completed · report January 31, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166788

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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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5-0017   72/3/2    WRIGHTSTOWN,NJ      BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  4  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2020                    N3544B              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 30, 5500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGUIRE AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               YUMA,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- L GR HIT DEER DRG TKOF FRM DEPARTURE POINT.MIL CONTRACT CARGO FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3544B
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Mcguire Afb

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.