- Date
- October 28, 1983, 21:29 local (Oct 29, 1983, 01:29 UTC)
- Place
- Blountville, TN
- Injuries
- 16 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N764Embraer EMB110-P1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 6230
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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
The acft was landed with the landing gear up. Post accident tests of the landing gear extension system showed that all operations were normal except for the main gear down-lock indications. When the crew lowered the gear for landing the nose gear and right main were confirmed down but the captain said that his visual inspection from the cockpit revealed that the left main gear did not extend. There is no indication that a fly-by for a tower check was done or that the mig light in the wheel well was used for better night vision. The crew said the acft manual was used for additional procedures to lower the gear. When the fuel remaining reached 100 lbs per side a decision was made to land with the gearup. Post accident inspection revealed the left main gear lock piston was binding thus preventing a down and locked indication in the cockpit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N764
- Reported as
- Embraer EMB110-P1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 110411
- Airframe hours
- 2,937
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-34, 783 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Atlantic Southeast Airlines
- Registered owner
- Basil Aircraft Services Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · October 27, 1983 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- ATL · Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- TRI · Tri-City, runway 22, 6,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 2,200 in this make and model · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TRI