- Date
- November 21, 1984, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N44WVRockwell 690A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841121075589A
- Case key
- 31320
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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
Climbing through 10,000 ft the plt noticed a red gear light and dropping hyd pressure. Prior to the precautionary landing, according to the plt, the gear were extended and indicated down and locked. When reverse thrust was applied the left main gear collapsed. Exam revealed a leaking left hyd pump shaft seal which resulted in the overboard venting of hyd fluid. The left main gear actuator clevis was broken. Metallurgical exam indicated that it failed under overload stress. Other than the leaking seal no hyd mechanical malfunctions were discovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44WV
- Reported as
- Rockwell 690A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11250
- Airframe hours
- 1,950
- Engine
- Garrett TPE3315251K, 717 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lynwood G. Willis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1984
- Departed
- SAV · Savannah, GA
- Destination
- CRG · Jacksonville, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CRG · Craig Field, runway 31, 4,007 × 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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,425 total · 175 in this make and model · 91 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAX
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.