Beechcraft 35 N444D

Summary

On 15 December 1983 at about 19:25 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N444D was involved in an accident near Lake City, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 December 1983 at 19:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake City, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Lake City (31J)

Coordinates

30.1310, -82.9597

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35

Registration

N444D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McAlpin → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA84LA046

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 PLT LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HEARD A CRACK WHILE THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTING AFTER TAKEOFF. HE PUT THE GEAR HANDLE BACK DOWN AND CONTINUED TO LAKE CITY. AFTER FLYING SEVERAL LOW PASSES, THE CONTROL TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED. ALL EFFORTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR FAILED AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLPASED DURING LANDING ROLL. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THAT THE EXTENSION SYSTEM HAD FAILED PREVENTING NORMAL EXTENSION OF THE NOSE GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.