Namc YS-11 N259P

Summary

On 13 April 1981 at about 15:55 local time, a Namc YS-11 registered N259P, operated by Piedmont Aviation, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. 38 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 April 1981 at 15:55

Classification

Incident

Location

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Douglas Muni

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Namc YS-11

Registration

N259P

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Piedmont Aviation, Inc.

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

Wilmington, Nc → S

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

4-0004

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

NWS LEVER SHAFT, PN 01-72304-3, FAILED.AUTO NWS INOP.NOSE WHEELS JAMMED IN WHL WELL DRG RETRACTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.