- Date
- November 21, 1985, 19:44 local (Nov 22, 1985, 02:44 UTC)
- Place
- Denver, CO
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1909DNorth American NA-265-40
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851121068749I
- Case key
- 16863
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Analysis
After to from a snow covered rw, the lg dwn and locked lights in the cockpit remained illuminated on lg retract the crew did not recognize this as a log gear ino sys malfunction nor were they familiar with the correct proc to lower lg when this malfunction occurs. They attempted to lwr lg for log at den with lg handle which resulted in nose lg extension only. The correct proceedure of pulling the emer t handle was used during the go-around following the mishap. Subsequent log was made with-out incident.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1909D
- Reported as
- North American NA-265-40
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 282-57
- Airframe hours
- 6,403
- Engine
- P&W JT12A-8, 3,300 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Mayo Aviaiton Inc
- Registered owner
- P & S Partners
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · July 27, 1985 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- BZN · Boseman, MT
- Destination
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DEN · Denver, runway 26, 10,010 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,700 total · 1,600 in this make and model · 9,000 as pilot in command · 106 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 16 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DEN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.