Lewis STEWART S-51 N151L

Summary

On 28 November 1999 at about 18:20 local time, a Lewis STEWART S-51 registered N151L was involved in an accident near Aguila, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 November 1999 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Aguila, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Eagle Roost Airpark (7E0)

Coordinates

33.8101, -113.1796

Aircraft

Lewis STEWART S-51

Registration

N151L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA045

1 person was seriously injured.

The jamming of a main landing gear in its wheel well for undetermined reasons.

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The pilot attempted to extend the landing gear in preparation for completing flight in his experimental, homebuilt airplane. The left and nose wheels locked in the down position. However, the right main landing gear did not extend out of the wheel well where it had jammed. Utilizing the emergency hydraulic extension system, the pilot attempted to lower the malfunctioning right main landing gear. The pilot was not successful, so he chose to land in a nearby plowed field with all of the landing gear retracted. As the airplane slid to a stop it impacted rough terrain, and the pilot was seriously injured. The reason for the jammed main landing gear was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.