# Incident 19960916045639I: Consolidated Vultee RLB3O, Phoenix, AZ, September 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1996, 19:20 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX DEER VALLEY (DVT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24927, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24927) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Vultee RLB3O (registry code 2420804, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-rlb3o) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 85 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960916045639I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: WHEN WE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, WE HAD AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AND A VISUAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION. WE PERFORMED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION AND WHEN THE LEFT MAIN UP-LOCK RELEASED, THE GEAR EXTENDED VERY VIOLENTLY. WE STILL HAD AN UNSAFE INDICATION AND THIS TIME A VISUAL CHECK REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SIDE/DOWN-LOCKING BRACE WAS BROKEN JUST BELOW THE LOCKING KNUCKLE WITH THE UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS OF THE BROKEN BRACE, AND THE LANDING GEAR, SWINGING FREELY. WE CIRCLED THE AIRPORT WHILE THEY AMASSED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT FOR OUR LANDING. INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WAS ON THE RIGHT MAIN AND WHEN THE LEFT MAIN DID TOUCH, IT REMAINED UPRIGHT FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE SLOWLY FOLDING OUTWARD. AS THAT GEAR COLLAPSED, THE ENDS OF THE BROKEN BRACE BECAME LODGED AGAINST THE STRUT AND HELD THE GEAR AT SOMETHING LESS THAN A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, SUPPORTING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. WE HAD SHUT DOWN ALL FOUR ENGINES DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND, AS SOON AS THE AIRCRAFT HAD STOPPED, THE PASSENGERS LEFT THE AIRCRAFT AS BRIEFED. WE TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND ALSO LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINIMAL. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY THE CONFEDERATE AIRFORCE, LANDED AT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT WITH THE LH MAIN LANDING GEAR DRAG LINK BROKEN INTO HALF AND THE GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. THE CAPTAIN STATED, "THE CREW EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION OF THE LH GEAR. THE GEAR EXTENDED VERY VIOLENTLY AFTER COMPLETION OF THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. THE GEAR STILL INDICATED AN UNSAFE CONDITION, VISUAL CHECK REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN DRAG LINK WAS BROKEN. THEY CIRCLED THE AIRPORT WHILE GROUND SUPPORT AMASSED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. ON INITIAL TOUCH DOWN THE LEFT GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE SLOWLY FOLDING OUTWARD. AS THE LH MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, THE BROKEN ENDS OF BRACE LODGED AGAINST STRUT AND HELD THE GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREE ANGLE SUPPORTING GEAR. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED, PASSENGERS LEFT THE AIRCRAFT AS BRIEFED." THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 25L WITH LH GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED RESTING ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. GROUND CREW REPOSITIONED AIRCRAFT FOR REPAIRS. INSPECTION REVEALED THE DRAG LINK BROKEN IN HALF ALONG THE WELDED SEAMLINE, INBOARD AFT ENGINE NACELLE FAIRING WHERE THE GEAR STRUCK THE SKIN, AND APPROXIMATELY 4 PLY'S OF THE INBOARD SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED.

## Other reports on N24927 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120526010089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120526010089I), May 26, 2012: Consolidated Vultee RLB3O (N24927), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft was approching clt for landing, as pilots selected 10 degrees of flaps the aircraft begin to lose hydraulic fluid. After selecting gear down, they did…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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