- Date
- May 15, 1982, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Prospectville, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N567DAero Commander 680F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820515018909A
- Case key
- 72314
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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
The pilot had planned to purchase the aircraft and was ferrying it to buffalo, NY for inspection and repair. While en route, the right engine lost power. He feathered the right propeller and diverted to turner field. When he lowered the gear, he did not get a safe indication for the left main. Three circuits of the airport were made and altitude was lost while attempting to get a safe indication. Anticipating an imminent gear collapse he turned to land on a grass runway, shut down and feathered the engine, and turned off the electrial power before touchdown. Subsequently, the left gear locked. With both engines and the electrical system shut down, he was unable to maintain directional control. The plane angled to the left and struck a tree and some brush. An examination revealed that two reduction gear stationary drive plate bolts, pn 68364, had failed. The magneto drive gear idler shaft had moved out of position and gears to drive both magneto cams were no longer meshing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N567D
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 680F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 680F-1050-57
- Airframe hours
- 8,458
- Engine
- Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- David Frenier, Inc
- Registered owner
- David Frenier, Inc
- Departed
- PHL · Philadelphia, PA
- Destination
- BUF · Buffalo, NY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- N34 · Turner Field, runway 25, 2,200 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 6 knots
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.