# NTSB NYC82DA114: Douglas RB-26C, N3428G, Dubois, PA, June 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 2, 1982, 11:27 local (15:27 UTC)
- Place: Dubois, PA
- Coordinates: 41.139457, -78.729431 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1395&lon=-78.7294&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA114
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70509/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA114

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear attachment - disconnected (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FERRIED TO ITS HOME BASE IN MONTANA. DURING A LANDING TO REFUEL, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD ROLLED ABOUT 2500 FT AND HAD SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 TO 40 KTS. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BEAM MOUNTING AXLE HAD SHIFTED OUTBOARD ABOUT THREE INCHES. THE REASON FOR THE SHIFT WAS NOT VERIFIED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3428G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3428G-2012-10-03), registration cancelled 2012-10-03, S/N 44-35523, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS RB-26C
- Registry model: [Douglas B-26C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-b-26c) (registry code 3020524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 44-35523
- Engines: P & W R-2800 2000 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Bruce Kinney
- Registered owner: Bruce Kinney
- Departed: PSB, PHILIPSBURG, PA
- Destination: KIRBYVILLE, TX
- Airport: DUJ, Dubois-Jefferson County, runway 25, 5,504 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 8,595 total, 10 in this make and model, 7,575 as pilot in command, 71 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 144 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DUJ

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820602020279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820602020279A), Jun 2, 1982: Doug A26*, Dubois, PA, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear axle shifted for unknown reasons causing gear to collapse aft.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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