Crash-aerien 17 SEP 1971 d'un Canadair C-54GM North Star CF-UXB - Sarasota Airport, FL (SRQ)
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Statuts:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:vendredi 17 septembre 1971
Heure:13:20
Type/Sous-type:Silhouette image of generic argt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Canadair C-54GM North Star
Opérant pour:Air Caicos
Loué à :Cavalier Aircraft Corporation
Immatriculation: CF-UXB
Numéro de série: 117
Année de Fabrication: 1948
Heures de vol:21674
Moteurs: 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin 622
Equipage:victimes: 0 / à bord: 2
Passagers:victimes: 0 / à bord: 0
Total:victimes: 0 / à bord: 2
Dégats de l'appareil: Substantiels
Conséquences: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Lieu de l'accident:Sarasota Airport, FL (SRQ) (   Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
Phase de vol: A l'atterrissage (LDG)
Nature:Affaires
Aéroport de départ:Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, FL (SRQ/KSRQ), Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Aéroport de destination:Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Détails:
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:

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
» Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sep 18, 1971


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Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, FL et Miami International Airport, FL est de 285 km (178 miles).

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