- Date
- October 14, 1977
- Place
- Harbor, ME · HARBOR, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9506URepublic UC1
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771014034879A
- Case key
- 144525
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3472 77/10/14 NR.HARBOR,ME REPUBLIC UC1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 6000 TIME - 1430 N9506U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1355 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUCK ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAR HARBOR,ME HARBOR,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 45 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- AC STRUCK ROCKS NEXT TO UNIMPROVED RUNWAY.RIGHT TIRE RUPTURED & SEPARATED.RNWY 75 FEET WIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9506U
- Reported as
- Republic UC1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Duck Island
N9506URegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2003 · Stol UC-1Airframe modelStol UC-1Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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