- Date
- May 20, 1986, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hutchinson, KS
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N514SSSwearingen SA226
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860520081469A
- Case key
- 34068
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Analysis
The capt rprtd that during arrival, the apch seemed normal until he flared to land on rwy 17. At that time, he heard a loud 'pop' as the landing gear contacted the rwy surface. Subsequently, the left main gear collapsed & the acft veered off the rwy. An exam revealed that the left main gear had failed when it hit a 6 inch lip at the apch end of the asphalt rwy during touchdown. According to 14 CFR 139.43, the rwy lip should not exceed 3 inches.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N514SS
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA226
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-207
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE-331, 840 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Air Midwest, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · May 17, 1986 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- ICT · Wichita, KS
- Destination
- HUT
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- HUT · Hutchinson, runway 17, 4,250 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,402 total · 1,315 in this make and model · 2,464 as pilot in command · 160 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HUT
FAA reports on this event · 1
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