- Date
- March 5, 1985, 14:22 local (22:22 UTC)
- Place
- Blythe, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N844THBoeing B75-N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850305009209A
- Case key
- 24672
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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 - failure,totalCause
Landing gear,main gear strut - fatigueCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not possibleFactor
Ground loop/swerve - performedFactor
Analysis
During landing roll the left gear collapsed & the acft ground looped. Exam of the left gear strut revealed presence of a preexisting crack. The crack was located inside the gear casting & it was not visible during preflight inspections. The acft reportedly had been used in agricultural operations before being acquired by its present owner.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N844TH
- Reported as
- Boeing B75-N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-7016
- Airframe hours
- 6,776
- Engine
- P&W R-985-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William & Margaret Wright
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 16, 1984
- Departed
- CGZ · Casa Grande, AZ
- Destination
- BLH · Blythe, CA
- Airport
- BLH · Blythe, runway 26, 6,562 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 36 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BLH
FAA reports on this event · 1
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