- Date
- August 29, 1986, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Addison, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7711JBoeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860829043629A
- Case key
- 22082
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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,main gear strut - fatigueCause
Analysis
During the landing roll, the right main landing gear collapsed & separated from the fuselage. An exam revealed the right main gear had failed due to fatigue. The acft had a total airframe time of 1481 hrs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7711J
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-4022
- Airframe hours
- 1,481
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Merle W. Williams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 18, 1986
- Departed
- ADS
- Airport
- AD5 · Addison, runway 15, 7,200 × 100 ft, asphalt
N7711JRegistered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,500 total · 58 in this make and model · 7,300 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 54 °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.