Incident Overview
Date: Monday 1 January 1968
Aircraft Type: Martin 4-0-4
Owner/operator: Southern Airways
Registration Number: N251S
Location: Oxford-University Airport, MS (UOX) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Martin aircraft experienced a landing gear collapse during an undershot approach to the runway. This occurred due to a pilot misjudging distance and altitude.A Martin aircraft experienced a landing gear collapse during an undershot approach to the runway. This occurred due to a pilot misjudging distance and altitude.
Description
The Martin undershot the runway causing the landing gear to collapse. PROBABLEÿCAUSES: copilotÿ-ÿmisjudgedÿdistanceÿandÿaltitude pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿmisjudgedÿdistanceÿandÿaltitude pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿinadequateÿsupervisionÿofÿflight FACTORS: airports/airways/facilitiesÿ-ÿairportÿfacilities:ÿapproachÿlighting miscellaneousÿacts, conditionsÿ-ÿoverloadÿfailure
Primary Cause
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