- Date
- December 10, 1992, 15:49 local (21:49 UTC)
- Place
- Little Rock, AR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6682VBellanca 17-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921210051999A
- Case key
- 18626
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Probable cause
The collapsing of the main landing gear as result of a worn gear locking mechanism. A factor was the crosswind.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
A pilot took two prospective airplane buyers for a local demonstration flight. During the landing rollout on runway 36, the right main landing gear collapsed. After veering off the runway and impacting a taxiway marker, the left gear collapsed. The winds at the time of the accident were from 290 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 20 knots. Examination of the right main landing gear revealed a worn bushing in the gear down lock mechanism.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6682V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30027
- Airframe hours
- 1,716
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sims, Marion J.
- Registered owner
- Sims, Marion J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1992
- Departed
- LIT
- Destination
- LIT
- Airport
- LIT · Adams Field, runway 36, 5,124 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,463 total · 103 in this make and model · 1,329 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.