Douglas DC-3 N922CA

Summary

On 17 February 1984 at about 17:57 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N922CA was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 February 1984 at 17:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Miami Int'l (MIA)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas DC-3

Registration

N922CA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA84FA084

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

WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, THE COPLT ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE IN THE LANDING GEAR DOWNLINE BY PLACING THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE COPLT BELIEVED THAT HE CONFUSED THE PROCEDURE & PULLED UP ON THE LANDING GEAR LOCK HANDLE, RATHER THAN PUSHING THE GEAR HYDRAULIC HANDLE DOWN. THIS WOULD HAVE RELEASED THE GEAR MECHANICAL LOCKS. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. AT THE SAME TIME, HYDRAULIC FLUID & FUMES ENTERED THE COCKPIT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE PRESSURE GAGE HAD FAILED FROM OVER PRESSURE.AFTER REPAIRING THE LINE, THE SYS WAS TESTED & OPERATED NORMALLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.