NYC75AN100

NTSB accident investigation · Tradewind 18 · Islip, NY · April 22, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 22, 1975
Place
Islip, NY · ISLIP, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N14DATradewind 18
Status
Completed · report May 21, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750422012749A
Case key
132421

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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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3-0790  75/4/22    ISLIP,NY            TRADEWIND 18        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1112                    N14DA               PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      30, 3140 TOTAL HOURS, 184
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLIP MACARTHUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLIP,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- NML GR EXTN,GR INDICATES SAFE ALTHO GR NOT LOCKED.MISALIGNED MICRO-SWITCH IN NOSEWHEEL COMPARTMENT

Aircraft

Registration
N14DA
Reported as
Tradewind 18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Islip Macarthur

FAA reports on this event · 1

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