ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346177
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| Date: | Thursday 1 July 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6 |
| Owner/operator: | National Airlines |
| Registration: | N90898 |
| MSN: | 43218/171 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 52 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Idlewild Airport, New York, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Idlewild Airport, New York, NY | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following normal touchdown, Nos . 2 and 3 propellers were placed in reverse. Simultaneously, a violent sideward whipping of the nose wheel occurred, increasing in intensity as speed was decelerated until the nose gear collapsed.
Sources:
https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/54414268/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2023 10:37 | Cobar | Added |
| 03-Oct-2023 06:17 | harro | Updated |
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