NYC74AN085

NTSB incident investigation · Tradewind C45G · Jamaica, NY · April 9, 1974

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 9, 1974
Place
Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N11DATradewind C45G
Status
Completed · report May 6, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173506

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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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5-0006   74/4/9    JAMAICA,NY          TRADEWIND C45G      CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2450
        TIME - 1008                    N11DA               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 166 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JF KENNEDY INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUFFALO,NY                  JAMAICA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STRIPPED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- RETRACT NUT PN221-4 THREADS STRIPPED,JAMMED NOSEGEAR JACKSCREW PREVENTING LDG GR MOVEMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N11DA
Reported as
Tradewind C45G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Jf Kennedy Intl

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