- Date
- January 29, 1985, 09:36 local (14:36 UTC)
- Place
- Dobbins Afb, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N854ULockheed 188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850129059529A
- Case key
- 6892
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Analysis
During gear retraction after takeoff, the right main gear became jammed in a partially retracted psn & the respective in-transit gear light would not extinguish. Attempts to recycle the gear were unsuccessful. The flt crew diverted to atlanta, GA; then decided to land at Dobbins Afb, where there was a long, wide rwy that could be foamed. Foam was applied to aprx 300 ft of rwy 29. The acft was landed with the nose & left main gear extended & the right main gear partially retracted. Subsequently, the acft veered to the right & stopped with the nose gear aprx 70 ft off the rwy. Fire erupted in the area of the right main gear; however, the fire was quickly extinguished by fire dept personnel. An investigation revealed the clearance btn the main landing gear door hook, pn 803845-1, & the strut roller was excessive. The reason for the improper clearance was not determined. Lockheed service bulletin 88/SB-558 warned that excessive clearance combined with a drop in hydraulic pressure, gust or maneuver could result in the gear jamming.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N854U
- Reported as
- Lockheed 188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2009
- Airframe hours
- 47,765
- Engine
- Allison 501-D13A, 3,138 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Galaxy Air Lines,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Transamerica Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · January 8, 1985 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- PHL · Philadelphia, PA
- Destination
- CLT · Charlotte, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MGE · Dobbins Afb, runway 29, 10,000 × 300 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 6,900 total · 303 in this make and model · 6,610 as pilot in command · 270 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGE
FAA reports on this event · 1
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