UNK64X3499

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas A-26B · Madison, WI · August 20, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 20, 1964
Place
Madison, WI · MADISON, WI
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4050ADouglas A-26B
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182636

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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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2-0621  64/8/20    MADISON WIS         DOUGLAS A-26B       CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 3000
        TIME - 2133                    N4050A              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MADISON MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N4050A
Reported as
Douglas A-26B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Madison Municipal

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.