- Date
- February 22, 1985, 15:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Yuba City, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4846EChampion 7GC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850222004209A
- Case key
- 24659
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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 - undeterminedCause
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff the plt was informed by another plt that his right main landing gear was hanging down. The plt performed a fly-by then proceeded to land the acft in a grass area between the runway and taxiway. The acft was substantially damaged during the landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4846E
- Reported as
- Champion 7GC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7GC-46
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Raymond C. Hoxworth
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 052
- Airport
- 052 · Sutter County Arpt, runway 35, 3,040 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 832 total · 6 in this make and model · 799 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.