ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379695
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 April 1984 |
| Time: | 15:53 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-73T |
| Owner/operator: | Chalk's Int'l Airline, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2969 |
| MSN: | J-27 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10873 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-34 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Ft. Lauderdale, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Watson Island, FL (X44 |
| Ft Lauderdale, FL (FLL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER 2 UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO 'RAMP' THE ACFT, PLT TOOK OFF AGAIN AND FLEW TO FT. LAUDERDALE. FLY-BY DISCLOSED NO NOSE LANDING WHEEL WAS PRESENT. PLT MADE LANDING ON HARD SURFACE RWY. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION DISCLOSED, NOSE GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY FAILED DUE TO AN OVERSTRESS CONDITION. BOTH PLTS STATED A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD DURING THE 1ST ATTEMPTED RAMPING AS IF THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED OR IT HAD COLLAPSED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA84IA147
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 December 2005 | N2969 | Chalk's Ocean Airways | 20 | Miami, FL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 08:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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