NYC73IN112

NTSB incident investigation · Dehavilland DHC-6 · Ogdensburg, NY · February 15, 1973

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 15, 1973
Place
Ogdensburg, NY · OGDENSBURG, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N243PDehavilland DHC-6
Status
Completed · report April 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173512

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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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5-0004  73/2/15    OGDENSBURG,NY       DEHAVILLAND DHC-6   CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0645                    N243P               PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      39, 8975 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        2239 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OGDENSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DIDNT POSITION THROTTLES PROPERLY AFTER LDG.PLT APPLIED BETA PWR,WAS IN FWD THRUST.ALSO HIT FENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N243P
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-6
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Ogdensburg