- Date
- June 12, 1973
- Place
- Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 52 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5837Convair 580
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173351
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0014 73/6/12 PITTSBURGH,PA CONVAIR 580 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0910 N5837 PX- 0 0 50 UNK/NR, 11433 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2944 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR PITTSBURGH OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BALTIMORE,MD CINCINNATI,OHIO PITTSBURGH,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY UNUSUAL NOISE REMARKS- NOSE GR UPPER L DRAG STRUT FAILED. NOSE GR WOULDNT RETRACT ON PREVIOUS TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5837
- Reported as
- Convair 580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grtr Pittsburgh
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