ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 130514
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| Date: | 09-JUN-1969 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Y And W Management Corporation |
| Registration: | N7492Y |
| MSN: | 30-553 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Gary/Chicago International Airport, Gary, Indiana -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Gary/Chicago International Airport, Gary, Indiana (GYY/KGYY) |
| Gary/Chicago International Airport, Gary, Indiana (GYY/KGYY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) June 9 1969 when crashed near Gary/Chicago International Airport, Gary, Indiana: aircraft made a wheels-up landing due to pilot under instruction forgetting to the lower the landing gear. No injuries sustained to the two persons on board (instructor and pilot under instruction). According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS, CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES, DIRECTIVES, ETC. - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
FACTOR(S)
DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS, CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST (FAILED TO USE)
AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
SIMULATED LEFT ENGING OUT, PROPELLOR FEATHERED. REALIZED LANDING GEAR NOT DOWN AT LEVEL OFF. LOWERED LANDING GEAR,THEN ATTEMPTED FULL FLAP GO AROUND"
Registration N7492Y cancelled by the FAA on September 24, 1970
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI70F0118 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=7060&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7492Y
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://planecrashmap.com/list/in/N7492Y]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2017 18:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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