# Accident 20000926015169A: Doug DC3, Charlotte, NC, September 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2000, 06:47 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2304° N, 80.9093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2304&lon=-80.9093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12907 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000926015169A

## Narrative

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

(-23)A/C DEPARTED ANDERSON REGIONAL AIRPORT (AND), SC SHORTLY AFTER 0600 EDT ON 09/26/00, ENROUTE TO CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CLT), NC AIRCRAFT WITH CAPTAIN BARNES AS THE FLYING OFFICER, TOUCHED DOWN APPROX. 500 TO 1000 FEET BEYOND THE RWY 05 THRESHOLD AT 85 KNOTS (CAPTAINS STATEMENT)., TIRE SKID MARKS INDICATE THAT THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL BRAKE LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN A PRONOUNCED AND UNIFORM SKID MARK FROM THE POINT OF TOUCHDOWN TO THE EXIT POINT, APPROX. 2500 FEET FROM THE LANDING THRESHOLD. THERE WERE FAINT SKID MARKS EVIDENT FROM THE LEFT MAIN TIRE INDICATIVE OF EMERGENCY BRAKING APPLICATION. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER EXITING THE RWY AND BEFORE PASSING OVER AN ACCESS ROAD ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY A4. THE #1 PROPELLOR SHEARED FROM THE PROPELLOR SHAFT AT APPROX. THE SAME TIME AS THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. THE #2 PROPELLOR BALDES WERE ALL BENT REARWARD. THERE WAS NO OCCURENCE OF POST IMPACT FIRE OR INJURIES TO THE CREW.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA00LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA270), Sep 26, 2000: Douglas DC-3 (N12907), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the right main brake locked after touchdown causing the airplane to yaw and depart the runway, resulting in the landing gear collapsing.

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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