NYC76FNA19

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D55 · Warwick, RI · October 21, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 21, 1975
Place
Warwick, RI · WARWICK, RI
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N222ASBeech D55
Status
Completed · report January 30, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751021036049A
Case key
151371

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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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3-3894  75/10/21   WARWICK,RI          BEECH D55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2050                    N222AS              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 33, 6430 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TF GREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE RAPIDS,NC           WARWICK,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LDG GR MOTOR SEIZED. UP LIMIT SWITCH STICKS. LDG GR RETRACT GR BOX SEVERE METAL TO METAL CONTACT.

Aircraft

Registration
N222AS
Reported as
Beech D55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tf Green

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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.