- Date
- February 15, 1984, 19:41 local (Feb 16, 1984, 01:41 UTC)
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N175PSwearingen SA-26AT
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840216048889I
- Case key
- 12443
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Analysis
The plt was on a local flt to check the aileron rigging after maintenance had been performed on it. After taking off, he remained in the traffic pattern. On downwind, after extending the landing gear, he noted an unsafe right main gear indication. The plt recycled the gear, checked the circuit breakers & used the emergency extension system. Subsequently, during a landing, the right gear collapsed & the acft swerved to the right & received minor damage. An exam revealded that the support bracket for the right main gear support assembly (p/n 50-820107) contained an old fatigue crack. After the bracket failed, the gear actuator separated from the bracket.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N175P
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA-26AT
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T26-135
- Airframe hours
- 5,400
- Engine
- Garrett TPE331-1-151G, 605 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jack L. Rhodes Aircraft Sales
- Departed
- Indianapolis, IN
- Airport
- IND · Indianapilis Inter,, runway 13, 7,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,250 total · 50 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 8° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IND
FAA reports on this event · 1
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