# NTSB MIA84LA228: Douglas C-54, N74183, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, August 14, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 14, 1984, 07:20 local (11:20 UTC)
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA84LA228
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31174/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA228

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose gear collapsed, taxi - to takeoff
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT HAD RETURNED FOR PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER #4 ENGINE VIBRATION WAS NOTED 10 MINS INTO THE FLT. ACFT LANDED 4000 LBS OVER MAX ALLOWABLE LANDING WT. AFTER #4 ENGINE EXAMINATION THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. AN EXCHANGEOF PILOT IN COMMAND WAS MADE AND THE ACFT TAXIIED FOR TAKEOFF. DURING TAXI, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY OVERLOAD FAILURE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74183](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74183-2012-10-19), registration cancelled 2012-10-19, S/N 10314, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS C-54
- Registry model: [Douglas C-54](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-54) (registry code 3021506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000-series) (registry code 52023, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 10314
- Airframe hours: 59013
- Engines: P&W R-2000 1450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 125
- Registered owner: Florida Aircraft Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, May 28, 1984, 71 hours before
- Departed: FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Destination: MYNN, NASSAU, OF
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: FLL, Ft. Lauderdale Hollywood

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 20,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days, 41 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 64° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FLL

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840814073689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840814073689A), Aug 14, 1984: Doug C54, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on cargo aircraft taxiing to takeoff. Aircraft had just landed in excess of max landing weight.

## Other investigations on N74183 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK76IP059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76IP059), Jun 28, 1976: Douglas C-54B (N74183), Chico, CA, incident, minor damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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