- Date
- May 22, 1988, 12:49 local (16:49 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N90379Globe GC1-B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880522015619A
- Case key
- 32184
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Hydraulic motor activated light remained on after landing gear retraction. The pilot believing this to indicate a landing gear malfunction slowed the acft and extended the gear. A gear down indicator illuminated. However, the hydraulic motor activated light remained illuminated. While continuing to troubleshoot what he believed to be a landing gear problem, the engine overheated and lost power. While attempting to make a forced landing on a road the hydraulically operated flaps would not extend. The landing gear extended normally. During rollout the aircraft struck brush and groundlooped. The landing gear collapsed and the tail wheel separated from the aircraft. The cause of the hydraulic motor activated light illumination was not determined. The pilot did not pull the hydraulic motor circuit breaker.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90379
- Reported as
- Globe GC1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 393
- Airframe hours
- 1,471
- Engine
- Franklin CAS-350-A, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John J. D'Arcy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 7, 1987
- Departed
- TMB
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 77
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 31,860 total · 1,016 in this make and model · 21,700 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TMB, 2 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.
Other investigations on N90379 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.