Narrative:
Shortly before touchdown the right main landing gear struck a 7 inch raised lip of a blast pad 102 feet short of the runway. The gear collapsed, causing irreparable damage to the aircraft.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
dual student - misjudged distance and altitude
pilot in command - inadequate supervision of flight
FACTOR(S)
miscellaneous acts, conditions - overload failure
Landing gear collapse
Runway mishap
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 28 September 1968 |
| Time: | 16:13 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1649A Starliner |
| Operator: | Willair International |
| Registration: | N8081H |
| MSN: | 1026 |
| First flight: | 1957 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Stockton, CA ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Stockton Airport, CA (SCK/KSCK), United States of America |
Shortly before touchdown the right main landing gear struck a 7 inch raised lip of a blast pad 102 feet short of the runway. The gear collapsed, causing irreparable damage to the aircraft.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
dual student - misjudged distance and altitude
pilot in command - inadequate supervision of flight
FACTOR(S)
miscellaneous acts, conditions - overload failure
Classification:
UndershootLanding gear collapse
Runway mishap
Sources:
» NTSB File 3-4637Photos
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