- Date
- December 16, 1964
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7057CConvair PBY6A
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180654
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0849 64/12/16 PHOENIX ARIZ CONVAIR PBY6A CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 6000 TIME - 2000 N7057C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REMARKS- N7057C WAS IN STORAGE 8 YRS.HYD LEAK DUE TO AGED O RING SEAL LEFT ACTUATING CYLINDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7057C
- Reported as
- Convair PBY6A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Harbor
N7057CRegistered now · Consolidated Vultee 28-5ACFAirframe modelConsolidated Vultee 28-5ACFEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 series
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