- Date
- January 1, 1984, 19:48 local (Jan 2, 1984, 00:48 UTC)
- Place
- East Boston, MA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N104BBCanadair CL44D4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840101001299A
- Case key
- 35310
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Analysis
The acft landed with the right main landing gear in the retracted position. The crew was unable to lower the right main gear by the normal or emergency methods. Inspection after the accident revealed that the main hydraulic line. Pn 44-75087-98 was broken completely around its circumference under the 'b' nut at the bulkhead fitting where the line enters the H2 engine nacelle.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N104BB
- Reported as
- Canadair CL44D4
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24
- Airframe hours
- 47,039
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce TYNE 515, 5,095 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Blue Bell, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aircraft Marketing, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · December 16, 1983 · 120 hours before
- Departed
- MJBQ · Aguadilla, PR
- Destination
- ORH · Worcester, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BOS · Logan Int'L, runway 4L, 7,860 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,173 total · 6,076 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 20° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOS
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 N104BB · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.