- Date
- April 16, 1984, 17:57 local (23:57 UTC)
- Place
- Milwaukee, WI
- Injuries
- 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N163MASwearingen SA226TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840416020729I
- Case key
- 12447
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A gear up landing was performed after the crew was unable to extend the rgt main gear thru normal & emerg procedures. An exam of the acft disclosed the rgt main gear door aft hinge bolt was slightly bent & difficult to rotate in its bushing. The bushing & bolt were dry & had not been lubricated recently. The hydraulic cylinder was not capable of supplying enough pressure to overcome the binding door. The bushing had not recently been inspected or lubricated by maintenance personnel because of its location being difficult to access.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N163MA
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA226TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC236
- Airframe hours
- 13,115
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE 331, 840 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Midstate Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Midstate Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · April 4, 1984 · 61 hours before
- Departed
- IND · Indianapolis, IN
- Destination
- MKE · Milwaukee, WI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MKE · General Mitchell
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,243 total · 4,269 in this make and model · 208 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 25 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKE
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 N163MA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.