UNK64X3880

NTSB accident investigation · Culver V · Pacoima, CA · September 9, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 9, 1964
Place
Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3104KCulver V
Status
Completed · report November 9, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182111

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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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3-2829   64/9/9    PACOIMA CALIF       CULVER V            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1915                    N3104K              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FERNANDO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- TIRE RUB ON RIGHT GEAR RETRACT PUSH-PULL TUBE CAUSED TUBE TO FAIL.

Aircraft

Registration
N3104K
Reported as
Culver V
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Fernando

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.