Status:	Final
Date:	17 SEP 1971
Time:	13:20
Type:	Canadair C-54GM Argonaut
Operator:	Turks Air
Registration:	CF-UXB
C/n / msn:	117
First flight:
Engines:	4 Rolls-Royce 622 Merlin
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Sarasota Airport, FL (SRQ) (United States of America)
Phase:	Landing (LDG)
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, FL (SRQ/KSRQ), United States of America
Destination airport:	Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America

Narrative:
The crew didn't get 'three greens' while trying to land at Miami. Even after a bounce touch-and-go, the left main gear remained in the up-position.
The pilot then flew to Sarasota where two more bounce touch-and-goes were made. The aircraft finally approached with props no. 1 and 4 feathered. At 500 feet the remaining engines were shut down; the DC-4M touched down and slid for 1800 feet on the grass.

PROBABLE CAUSE:
airframe - landing gear: normal retraction/extension assembly
miscellaneous acts,conditions - material failure
airframe - landing gear: emergency/extension assembly
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improperly installed
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate maintenance and inspection
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - intentional wheels-up

Sources:
» NTSB