SEA70F0093

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A55 · Eugene, OR · August 25, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 25, 1969
Place
Eugene, OR · EUGENE, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9505YBeech A55
Status
Completed · report December 16, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158243

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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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3-2586  69/8/25    EUGENE,OREG         BEECH A55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 4008
        TIME - 1808                    N9505Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAHLON SWEET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSEBURG,OREG               EUGENE,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR CTCD ROUGH RAISED PATCHED RWY SFC.

Aircraft

Registration
N9505Y
Reported as
Beech A55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mahlon Sweet

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.