Plane Crash List

Neland Richard L DAYTONA SU N170DN

26 February 2009 · Guymon, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 February 2009 at about 18:45 local time, a Neland Richard L DAYTONA SU registered N170DN, operated by Delta Charley Lease LLC, was involved in an accident near Guymon, Oklahoma, 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.

The record

Date
at 18:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Guymon, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest airport
Guymon Municipal Airport (GUY)
Coordinates
36.6844, -101.5047
Aircraft
Neland Richard L DAYTONA SU
Registration
N170DN
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Delta Charley Lease LLC
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Guymon → Guymon
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CEN09LA197

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

Failure of the left main landing gear shock/strut during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During takeoff, the experimental airplane's left main landing gear shock strut rod separated. During an emergency landing, the separated rod impaled the ground, which caused the airplane to nose over on the left wing and come to rest inverted. The airplane was equipped with 35-inch-wide tundra tires. According to the tire manufacturer, several operators of this make/model airplane are equipped with 31-inch-wide tundra tires and there have been no reported shock strut rod separations. The investigation could not determine why the rod separated.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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