Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 September 1968
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1649A Starliner
Owner/operator: Willair International
Registration Number: N8081H
Location: near Stockton, CA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Right Main Landing GearRight Main Landing Gear
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
Shortly before touchdown, the right main landing gear struck a 7-inch raised lip of a blast pad, 102 feet short of the runway. This resulted in the gear collapsing, causing irreparable damage to the aircraft.Shortly before touchdown, the right main landing gear struck a 7-inch raised lip of a blast pad, 102 feet short of the runway. This resulted in the gear collapsing, causing irreparable damage to the aircraft.
Description
Shortly before touchdown the right main landing gear struck a 7 inch raised lip of a blast pad 102 feet short of the runway. The gear collapsed, causing irreparable damage to the aircraft. PROBABLEÿCAUSE(S): dualÿstudentÿ-ÿmisjudgedÿdistanceÿandÿaltitude pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿinadequateÿsupervisionÿofÿflight FACTOR(S) miscellaneousÿacts, conditionsÿ-ÿoverloadÿfailure
Primary Cause
Dual student-misjudged distance and altitude, pilot in command inadequate supervision of flightDual student-misjudged distance and altitude, pilot in command inadequate supervision of flightShare on:
