Beechcraft C-45H N444Q

Summary

On 25 July 1982 at about 19:00 local time, a Beechcraft C-45H registered N444Q, operated by James E. Slocum, was involved in an accident near Aurora, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 July 1982 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Columbine (OIV)

Coordinates

39.7401, -104.7808

Aircraft

Beechcraft C-45H

Registration

N444Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

James E. Slocum

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Strausburg → El Reno

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN82DA142

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BY USING EITHER THE NORMAL OR EMERGENCY SYSTEMS. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR, HE ELECTED TO LAND WITH IT CONFIGURED IN A FREE-FALL POSITION. HE SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED BOTH ENGINES ON FINAL APPROACH. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE WHEELS WERE FORCED UP FROM THEIR FREE-FALL POSITION AND INTO THE WHEEL WELLS, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR SLIDE TUBES, SLIDES, AND ACTUATING CHAINS CONTAINED AN EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF GREASE, DIRT, AND GRIT. ALSO, AN ACCUMULATION OF RUST WAS FOUND ON THE SLIDE TUBES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.