- Date
- August 12, 2001, 15:58 local (19:58 UTC)
- Place
- Traverse City, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N80917Globe GC-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 2002
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA-Grand Rapids FSDO
- FAA report
- 20010812020799A
- Case key
- 53028
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Probable cause
The pilot not following the emergency landing gear extension procedures. Factors were the failure of the hydraulic motor, and the landing gear locks not engaged.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane's right main landing gear collapsed on landing. The pilot reported that he was unable to get a gear down indication during the landing approach. The pilot did not use the emergency landing gear extension. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the hydraulic system motor had an open electrical circuit. No anomalies were found with respect to the emergency landing gear extension system.
Factual narrative
On August 12, 2001, at 1558 eastern daylight time, a Globe GC-1B, N80917, owned and piloted by an airline transport pilot, sustained substantial damage when the right main landing gear collapsed while landing on runway 28 (6,501 feet by 150 feet, dry asphalt), at the Cherry Capital Airport, Traverse City, Michigan. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The flight originated from the Manistee County-Blacker Airport, Manistee, Michigan, at an undetermined time.
The pilot reported to Federal Aviation Administration officials that he was unable to get a gear down indication during the landing approach. The pilot did not use the emergency landing gear extension. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the hydraulic system motor had an open electrical circuit. No anomalies were found with respect to the emergency landing gear extension system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80917
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1110
- Airframe hours
- 1,928
- Engine
- Continental IO-360, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald F. Danek
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 18, 2000 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- MBL · Manistee, MI
- Destination
- TVC · Traverse City, MI
- Airport
- TVC · Cherry Capital, runway 28, 6,501 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Last flight review
- May 1, 2000
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 28,000 total · 28,000 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Observed at
- TVC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.