19811017069499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mnmite M-18L · St Augustine, FL · October 17, 1981

Date
October 17, 1981 · 13:55 local
Place
St Augustine, FL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N396A
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA82DLA02
Reported as
Mnmite M18L
Reported engine
Lycoming O145B2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
131 total14 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Actuated manual gear down handle but failed to assure gear was locked down. Gear collapsed on touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

ACTUATED MANUAL GEAR DOWN HANDLE BUT FAILED TO ASSURE GEAR WAS LOCKED DOWN. GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.