ASN Aircraft accident Canadair C-54GM North Star CF-UXB Sarasota Airport, FL (SRQ)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Friday 17 September 1971
Time:13:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic argt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Canadair C-54GM North Star
Operating for:Air Caicos
Leased from:Cavalier Aircraft Corporation
Registration: CF-UXB
MSN: 117
First flight: 1948
Total airframe hrs:21674
Engines: 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin 622
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft 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:

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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Distance from Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, FL to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 285 km (178 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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