Rockwell 690B N81865
2 August 1984 · Fort Worth, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1984 at about 20:20 local time, a Rockwell 690B registered N81865, operated by Interjet, was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meacham (FTW)
- Coordinates
- 32.8199, -97.3608
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 690B
- Registration
- N81865
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Interjet
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dallas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84FA335
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 ACFTS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED DURING LANDING ROLL. DURING INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE GEAR BY FAA IT WAS NOTED THAT ONE OF THE TWO CLEVIS FITTINGS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE GEAR CASTING. IT REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE ROD END BEARING ON THE PUSH/PULL ROD OF THE EXTEND/RETRACT CYLINDER. TWO PERSONS PUSHING ON THE LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE SYSTEM. THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DOWNLOCK NITROGEN CHARGE WAS BLED OFF AND THEN ONE PERSON COULD PUSH THE DRAG BRACE ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE GEAR LIGHT AND HORN IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER THE OTHER DOWNLOCK DEVICES INTHE FORM OF BUNGER CORDS WERE REMOVED, LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE DRAG LINK ACTIVATED THE UNSAFE LIGHT AND HORN. THIS ACTION TOOK PLACE AFTER 1/8 INCH MOVEMENT OF THE DRAG BRACE. ONE INCH MOVEMENT WAS NECESSARY TO 'UNLOCK' THE GEAR FOR RETRACTION. THE DRAG BRACE WAS EXAMINED FOR EVIDENCE OF SOME OBJECT HAVING HIT IT WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO UNLOCK IT. DURINGLANDING. NO SUCH EVIDENCE WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rockwell 690 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1984 | Rockwell 690B | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 21 Nov 1984 | Rockwell 690A | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1983 | Rockwell 690A | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | Charles D. Howell | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Sep 1983 | Rockwell 690A | Nacogdoches, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Mar 1982 | Rockwell 690A | Conroe, Texas, United States | Magnum Marine Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1987 | Rockwell 690B | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1984 | Cessna 402B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1984 | Owen Robert R QUICKIE 2 | Ponder, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1984 | Cessna 150L | New Boston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft B35 | Nocona, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Beaumont, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150 | Papalote, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |