# NTSB NYC75FNE29: Messerschmt ME109, N90605, Oxford, CT, February 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1975
- Place: Oxford, CT · OXFORD, CT
- Location: 41.4340° N, 73.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4340&lon=-73.1168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0399  75/2/28    OXFORD,CT           MESSERSCHMT ME109   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N90605              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  44, 10001 TOTAL HOURS, 25
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OXFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OXFORD,CT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- CRACK FOUND IN STOP BLOCK,WHICH EXISTED BFR ACDT.EXAM REVEALED TOE-IN SETTING OF MAIN WHEELS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N90605 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MESSERSCHMT ME109
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oxford

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750228003509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750228003509A), Feb 28, 1975: Amtr 5621041, Oxford, CT, Substantial damage. Crack found in stop block,which existed bfr acdt. Exam revealed toe-in setting of main wheels.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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