- Date
- September 20, 1982, 11:27 local (16:27 UTC)
- Place
- Crystal City, TX
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N50USCessna 501SP
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820920049409A
- Case key
- 70379
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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.
Undershoot
Proper touchdown point - not attainedCause
Clearance - inaccurateCause
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overloadFactor
On ground/water collision with object
Object - fenceFactor
Analysis
The aircraft touched down 10 feet short of the runway. The right main gear failed when it contacted the raised lip of the runway threshold. After the gear failure, directional control was lost and the aircraft collided with fence posts. The six occupants were not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50US
- Reported as
- Cessna 501SP
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 501-0132
- Airframe hours
- 771
- Engine
- P & W JT15D-1A, 2,200 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- U.S. Companies Inc.
- Registered owner
- U.S. Companies Inc.
- Departed
- C · Addison, TX
- Destination
- C · Crystal City, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Chaconcreek Ranch, runway 33, 2,900 × 30 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,756 total · 930 in this make and model · 6,457 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 194 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.