- Date
- January 1, 1988, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fayetteville, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N30MLCessna 414
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880101000089A
- Case key
- 34531
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an instructional flt, the CFI and student plt heard a loud pop while attempting to lower the gear in preparation for landing. Several flybys past the control tower were made to confirm an unsafe nose gear configuration. They flew the aircraft an additional hour and a half to lighten the fuel load, attempted to lower the gear with emergency procedures, then attempted an emergency landing. The nose gear collapsed and consequently, the aircraft was substantially damaged. Post flight inspection revealed a flat nose gear strut, and mechanical problems in the nose gear strut assembly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30ML
- Reported as
- Cessna 414
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 414 0005
- Airframe hours
- 4,198
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520J, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert H. Lewis
- Registered owner
- Robert H Lewis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 23, 1987 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- ROG · Rogers, AR
- Destination
- FYV · Fayetteville, AR
- Airport
- FYV · Fayetteville, runway 34, 6,006 × 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
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,751 total · 50 in this make and model · 1,625 as pilot in command · 147 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FYV
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 N30ML · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.