OpenAirDocs.org

20080523845329I

Incident · Minor damage
Open the Markdown

FAA incident report · Rkwell NA265 · Fort Lauderdal, FL · May 23, 2008

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
May 23, 2008
Place
Fort Lauderdal, FL
Airport
Fort Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N73TJ
Reported as
Rkwell NA265
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The pilot in command under the supervision of a check ride pilot stated that after touchdown he started to slow down the airplane with the use of the reverse thrust and brakes, but the aircraft wasn't slowing down enough and started to skid to the left. He applied right rudder deflection to keep the aircraft on the runway, but the aircraft kept drifting to the left. The aircraft then hit a taxi light before going into an embankment, where the left main gear then collapsed, resulting in damage to the left main gear downlock actuator, downlock actuator support fitting and left wing. Maintenance personel verified that there was no hydraulic leakage and that brake wear was normal and functioning properly. An analysis report from qc metallurgical states that the part (downlock actuator support fitting) failed as a result of a very high overload situation and that there were no indications of any corrosion, fatique, stress corrosion, cracking or overheating. The investigation has determined that the incident occured due to a mechanical failure of the downlock actuator support fitting. Subsequently after the incident pilot privacy data omitted ws given a check ride on another sabreliner aircraft by DPE privacy data omitted and passed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CHECK RIDE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN THE AIRPLANE WITH THE USE OF THE REVERSE THRUST AND BRAKES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WASN'T SLOWING DOWN ENOUGH AND STARTED TO SKID TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER DEFLECTION TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY, BUT THE AIRCRAFT KEPT DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT A TAXI LIGHT BEFORE GOING INTO AN EMBANKMENT, WHERE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR THEN COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR, DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR SUPPORT FITTING AND LEFT WING. MAINTENANCE PERSONEL VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS NO HYDRAULIC LEAKAGE AND THAT BRAKE WEAR WAS NORMAL AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. AN ANALYSIS REPORT FROM QC METALLURGICAL STATES THAT THE PART (DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR SUPPORT FITTING) FAILED AS A RESULT OF A VERY HIGH OVERLOAD SITUATION AND THAT THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY CORROSION, FATIQUE, STRESS CORROSION, CRACKING OR OVERHEATING. THE INVESTIGATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURED DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR SUPPORT FITTING. SUBSEQUENTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WS GIVEN A CHECK RIDE ON ANOTHER SABRELINER AIRCRAFT BY DPE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PASSED.