- Date
- August 7, 1980
- Place
- Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N588PLConvair 580
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79634
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0041 80/8/7 BOSTON,MA CONVAIR 580 CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0252 N588PL PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 33, 5400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1650 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOSTON,MA WINDSOR LOCKS,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WHEEL WELL DOORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY REMARKS- FWD HINGE OF R NOSE GEAR DOOR FAILED,JAMMED NOSE GEAR IN UP PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N588PL
- Reported as
- Convair 580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Logan Intl
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