- Date
- April 25, 1989, 20:00 local (Apr 26, 1989, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Travis Afb, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N151DNorth American P-51D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890425012849A
- Case key
- 26391
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Probable cause
The left main landing gear failing to fully extend for undetermined reasons resulting in its collapsing during landing.
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.
Analysis
When the pilot extended the landing gear for landing, the left main gear did not fully extend. During the landing, the left main gear collapsed. During the post crash investigation, the airplane was lifted onto supports, the gear was extended and retracted by use of the gear mechanism. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N151D
- Reported as
- North American P-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 44-72777
- Airframe hours
- 1,390
- Engine
- Packard V-1650-7, 1,500 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steven C. Seghetti
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Limited (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 24, 1989 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- 045 · Vacaville, CA
- Airport
- Travis Afb, runway 21R, 11,000 × 300 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,107 total · 55 in this make and model · 1,085 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUU
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.