Cessna 550 N44FR

Summary

On 29 March 2009 at about 21:35 local time, a Cessna 550 registered N44FR, operated by Fritzi Jet LLC, was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. 3 people were 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

29 March 2009 at 21:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Salt Lake City International (KSLC)

Coordinates

40.7958, -111.9617

Aircraft

Cessna 550

Registration

N44FR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Fritzi Jet LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Great Bend → Salt Lake City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09LA171

Nobody was injured.

The uncommanded retraction of the right main landing gear hydraulic actuator strut for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was executing a full-stop landing, prior to which he had confirmed the illumination of the three green "gear-down" lights. Although the touchdown was uneventful, during the landing roll the right main landing gear actuator shaft retracted into its housing, resulting in the retraction of the right main landing gear into its wheel well. The airplane then departed the runway and impacted the adjacent runway lights. A series of postaccident inspections and tests were unable to determine what anomaly or malfunction initiated the retraction of the actuator shaft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.