- Date
- November 20, 1982, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7618CNorth American AT-6G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821120061569A
- Case key
- 70424
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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.
Analysis
During landing, the left main landing gear collapsed. Inspection showed the strut had separated in the uppermost component containing the downlock ear that is threaded into the upper barrel of the shock strut. Examination of the assembly showed evidence of a previous crack and fatique. The aircraft had 3912 hours in service.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7618C
- Reported as
- North American AT-6G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 49-3405
- Airframe hours
- 3,912
- Engine
- P & W R-1340, 550 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles J. Deakins
- Registered owner
- Charles J. Deakins
- Departed
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Destination
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport
- 44J · Spruce Creek, runway 9, 3,500 × 100 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,719 total · 82 in this make and model · 33 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 30,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 169 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 6 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.