- Date
- September 13, 1983, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Batesburg, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1423JRockwell AC-112A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830913050469A
- Case key
- 6203
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft experienced a gear collapse during landing rollout. The pilot stated that the gear green lights were on prior to landing. The landing and rollout were uneventful until a right turn of 180 degrees was made. During the turn the left main gear folded into the wheel well. The acft was raised and an attempt to lower the gear was made using the normal system. The gear would not come down and locked. The pilot then physically pushed the left main over center and it locked. There was no damage to the landing gear linkage or assemblies. The mechanic who worked on the acft said the pilot told him he made a hard landing prior to the gear collapse.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1423J
- Reported as
- Rockwell AC-112A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 423
- Airframe hours
- 1,358
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hydrick Service Co., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 28, 1983 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- CHS · Charleston, SC
- Airport
- 7J2 · Palmetto, runway 16, 2,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 193 total · 103 in this make and model · 99 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1423J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.