- Date
- October 20, 1973
- Place
- West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2962TAero Comdr 200D
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731020033729A
- Case key
- 188120
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3371 73/10/20 WEST MIFFLIN,PA AERO COMDR 200D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 779 TIME - 1654 N2962T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TARENTUM,PA WEST MIFFLIN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WHEEL WELL DOORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRAYED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- RT TIRE JAMMED AGAINST TIRE FOLLOW-UP ROD-CABLE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2962T
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 200D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allegheny County
N2962TRegistered now · Aero Commander 200DAirframe modelAero Commander 200DEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.