- Date
- February 11, 1978
- Place
- Christmas Vly, OR · CHRISTMAS VLY, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6523QAlon A-2
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780211001529A
- Case key
- 143166
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0249 78/2/11 CHRISTMAS VLY,OR ALON A-2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 46, 490 TIME - 1100 N6523Q PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 365 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHRISTMAS VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUGENE,OR CHRISTMAS VLY,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- 75 FT WIDE RUNWAY,BORDERED BY BRUSH,ROCKS,ETC. NOSE STEERING BALL END FAILED. MOD KIT AVAIL,UNUSED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6523Q
- Reported as
- Alon A-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Christmas Valley
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.