Douglas A26C N25GH

Summary

On 4 January 1983 at about 20:25 local time, a Douglas A26C registered N25GH, operated by Garrett Turbine Engine Co., was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 January 1983 at 20:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Phx Sky Harbor (PHX)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas A26C

Registration

N25GH

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Garrett Turbine Engine Co.

Operating rule

Part 91F: Special Flt Ops.

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83FUJ11

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 LEFT GEAR RETRACTED. THE MODIFICATION OF THE ACFT FOR EXPERIMENTAL USE REDUCED ACCESS TO THE RUDDER TRIM CONTROL WITH THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION. WITH THE SELECTOR IN NEUTRAL, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO APPLY LOADS TO THE GEAR WHICH REMOVED THE GEAR FROM THE POSITIVE DOWN & LOCKED POSITION. POSITIONING THE SELECTOR TO THE DOWN POSITION EXERTS 1500 PSI TOWARD THE DOWN POSITION. SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT, THE OPERATOR RELOCATED THE RUDDER TRIM KNOB TO ALLOW RAPID 360 DEG OPERATION OF THE TRIM HANDLE WITH NO INTERFERENCE WHEN THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IS IN THE DOWN POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.