NYC79DFA18

NTSB accident investigation · Hawker DH-125 · Rome, NY · May 18, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 18, 1979
Place
Rome, NY · ROME, NY
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N55GHawker DH-125
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790518013599A
Case key
135612

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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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3-3573  79/5/18    ROME,NY             HAWKER DH-125       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1515                    N55G                PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 45, 9236 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFISS AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,OH                    BEDFORD,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RWY FOAMED.UPLOCK SPRING STRUT,P/N 25UM821A,SEIZED DUE LACK OF LUBRICATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N55G
Reported as
Hawker DH-125
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Griffiss Afb

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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