Rockwell AC-112A N1423J

Summary

On 13 September 1983 at about 14:00 local time, a Rockwell AC-112A registered N1423J was involved in an accident near Batesburg, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 September 1983 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Batesburg, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Palmetto (7J2)

Coordinates

33.9000, -81.5393

Aircraft

Rockwell AC-112A

Registration

N1423J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charleston → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA367

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

THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE GEAR GREEN LIGHTS WERE ON PRIOR TO LANDING. THE LANDING AND ROLLOUT WERE UNEVENTFUL UNTIL A RIGHT TURN OF 180 DEGREES WAS MADE. DURING THE TURN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FOLDED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE ACFT WAS RAISED AND AN ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE GEAR WAS MADE USING THE NORMAL SYSTEM. THE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT THEN PHYSICALLY PUSHED THE LEFT MAIN OVER CENTER AND IT LOCKED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR LINKAGE OR ASSEMBLIES. THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON THE ACFT SAID THE PILOT TOLD HIM HE MADE A HARD LANDING PRIOR TO THE GEAR COLLAPSE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.