- Date
- August 3, 1984, 09:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- Detroit, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N700CBGulfstream 690
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840803040559A
- Case key
- 12721
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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.
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - undeterminedCause
Analysis
On right engine start the right main landing gear collapsed. The gear handle was found in the down position after the accident. Functional and bench check of the actuating components revealed no discrepancies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N700CB
- Reported as
- Gulfstream 690
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11001
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE-331-5251K, 718 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Bard Air Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- BKL · Cleveland, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DET · Detroit City
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,500 total · 1,210 in this make and model · 7,500 as pilot in command · 135 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DET
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.