- Date
- January 24, 1983, 23:29 local (Jan 25, 1983, 04:29 UTC)
- Place
- Philadelphia, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9759QSmith, Ted Aerostar 600 Aerostar
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830124004399I
- Case key
- 35136
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Analysis
The aircraft veered off the runway during landing. The weather was VMC at the time. When the landing gear was lowered for landing no discrepancies were noted by the pilot prior to touchdown. During touchdown the aircraft veered to the left. The pilot took corrective action to maintain directional control. When the left main landing gear collapsed the aircraft departed the runway. The left main gear scissors had failed above the hinge bolt as a result of overload.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9759Q
- Reported as
- Smith, Ted Aerostar 600 Aerostar (600 AEROST)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 61P-01050
- Airframe hours
- 480
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-S1A5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Pichel Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Destination
- PHL · Philadelphia, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PHL · Phila. Int'L., runway 17, 5,460 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,210 total · 500 in this make and model · 3,050 as pilot in command · 240 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 230° at 9 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHL
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 N9759Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.