- Date
- May 8, 1978
- Place
- San Carlos, CA · SAN CARLOS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N42SUCessna 340
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780508009839A
- Case key
- 142302
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0968 78/5/8 SAN CARLOS,CA CESSNA 340 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1305 N42SU PX- 0 0 1 FERRY AGE 37, 5134 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN CARLOS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLAND,CA SAN CARLOS,CA 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 - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- ADJUSTMENT FORK BROKEN OUT OF THE ADJUSTMENT BELLCRANK.A/C LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42SU
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Carlos
FAA reports on this event · 1
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