- Date
- June 28, 1975
- Place
- Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4818EDouglas B-26
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750628017979A
- Case key
- 150026
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2592 75/6/28 BILLINGS,MT DOUGLAS B-26 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1000 N4818E PX- 0 0 0 TEST 35, 3975 TOTAL HOURS, 210 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BILLINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BILLINGS,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- NOSE GEAR SCISSOR NOT CONNECTED AFTER TOWING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4818E
- Reported as
- Douglas B-26
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Billings
N4818ERegistered now · Douglas TB-26CAirframe modelDouglas TB-26CEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.