- Date
- July 22, 1983, 19:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Winston Salem, NC
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N153GCBeech B200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830722039999I
- Case key
- 5991
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During gear retraction the pct noticed a cracking sound followed by smoke in the cabin which was allwviated by the rear vent blower. The emergency gear handle failed to engage & anemergency landing was made with gear partially extended. Theright gear door closed before gear retraction causing the gear motor to overheat. No cause was found for this sequential malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N153GC
- Reported as
- Beech B200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BB1087
- Airframe hours
- 351
- Engine
- P&W PT-6-42, 850 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Ka Corp. Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · July 8, 1983 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- Winston, Salem, NC
- Destination
- Philadelphia, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Smith Reynolds, runway 33, 6,655 × ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10,042 total · 3,304 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- INT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.