OAK67A0050

NTSB accident investigation · Curtiss-Wrt C-46F · Honolulu, HI · December 2, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 2, 1966
Place
Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7560UCurtiss-Wrt C-46F
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120131

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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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2-1190   66/12/2   HONOLULU,HAWAII     CURTISS-WRT C-46F   CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0609                    N7560U              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               46, 9200 TOTAL HOURS, 223
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- RT LNDG GEAR INBOARD SIDE BRACE FAILED.GEAR MICROSWITCH COVER JAMMED INTO DOWNLOCK ASSY BY STRUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7560U
Reported as
Curtiss-Wrt C-46F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Honolulu Intl

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