- Date
- April 28, 1984, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- San Manuel, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N92860Douglas DC-6A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840428073769A
- Case key
- 24245
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft skidded off the departure end of the rwy collapsing the landing gear in a ditch as it caught on fire. This acftwas on a ferry flt and had several mechanical problems. Among these was the prop reversers which failed on landing. The anti-ice/de-ice systems failed to work properly which contributed to the need to land short of destination. The co-plt reported that she did not check the anti-icing equipment on pre-flt. She was also not qualified to be a co-plt on this flt. The airspeed indicators were malfunctioning during landing. The crew members all said that they knew the airspeed was much too high. The co-plt said she could not understand how the plt thought he could land at such a high speed. She also said he called for reverse and applied brakes too late in the rollout.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92860
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-6A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 44619
- Engine
- P&W P-2800, 2,100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91 subpart F
- Registered owner
- Intercontinental Acft Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Special flight (Special)
- Departed
- PIE · St Petersburg, FL
- Destination
- P10 · Chandler, AZ
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- E77 · San Manuel, runway 11, 4,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 30
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,983 total · 3,200 in this make and model · 4,780 as pilot in command · 190 in the last 90 days · 58 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 18 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F
- Observed at
- 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.