- Date
- May 16, 1982, 16:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place
- Hancock, NY
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N91662Navion A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820516016119A
- Case key
- 70953
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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 reported that during takeoff, he climbed to about 20 to 30 ft and raised the gear. At about that time, the aircraft began to sink. He stated that he pulled the power off just before the aircraft hit the ground a few miles from the airport. An investigation revealed that the flaps were not damaged, as if they were not extended during impact. However, the flap control was found in the down position. The flaps were found about 20 deg down and the flap indicator was indicating about 1/3 down. The investigator capped off a broken landing gear hydraulic line and filled the hydraulic reservoir, but the hand pump would not operate due to air in the system the engine was then run, and after that, the hydraulic system operated normally. The pilot suspected that the flaps came up when he raised the gear after takeoff. This aircraft was equipped with a flap system that was to be set either full up of full down. An intermediate selection would not insure a positive selected position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91662
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- NAV4-410
- Airframe hours
- 6,238
- Engine
- Continental E-185, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph J. Schnider
- Registered owner
- Joseph J. Schnider
- Departed
- Hancock, NY
- Destination
- Danbury, CT
- Airport
- Hancock, runway 18, 3,400 × 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
- 58
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 18,350 total · 340 in this make and model · 13,050 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
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 N91662 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.