Bangham BARRACUDA N91LB

Summary

On 5 May 2006 at about 00:30 local time, a Bangham BARRACUDA registered N91LB was involved in an accident near Monett, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 May 2006 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Monett, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Monett Muni (M58)

Coordinates

36.9061, -94.0128

Aircraft

Bangham BARRACUDA

Registration

N91LB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aurora → Monett

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA125

Nobody was injured.

Rupture of the hydraulic hose and deformation of the hydraulic cylinder piston rods for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a failure of the landing gear extension system. Contributing factors were the pilot's premature shutdown of the engine on short final, the resulting inability to maintain a proper glidepath to the runway, and the unsuitable terrain adjacent to the runway resulting in collapse of the right main landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged when the landing gear failed to extend properly and the pilot executed an emergency landing. The pilot reported he heard a "pop" and smelled hydraulic fluid during cruise flight. He attempted to lower the landing gear, however, only the right main gear extended properly. The nose gear and left main gear remained retracted. Use of the emergency landing gear extension system was not successful. The pilot set up for an emergency landing and elected to secure the engine while on short final. He stated that with the resulting loss of engine power, the airplane "dropped out of the sky" and subsequently landed short of the runway. The extended right main landing gear collapsed. A post accident inspection revealed that a hydraulic line on the firewall had ruptured. In addition, the piston rod within both the nose and left main landing gear extension cylinders was bent preventing free movement. The landing gear system utilized hydraulic pressure to raise and hold the gear in the retracted position. No up-locks were installed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.