Beechcraft A35 N8678A

Summary

On 29 September 1983 at about 15:29 local time, a Beechcraft A35 registered N8678A was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, 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

29 September 1983 at 15:29

Classification

Accident

Location

Orlando, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Orlando Executive (ORL)

Coordinates

28.6300, -81.4296

Aircraft

Beechcraft A35

Registration

N8678A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Ft. Lauderdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83LA241

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THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR, THE PILOT BURNED OFF FUEL, HAD THE RWY FOAMED & A GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE. DURING THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND THE WORM GEAR ASSEMBLY AND BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS FOUND JAMMED. THE SPUR AND PINION WASHER (P/N 105-090CR-032-4J) WAS NOT INSTALLED & TWO BEARING SEAL RINGS (P/N NAS 50-125 AND P/N 35-810116) WERE NOT INSTALLED. ONE OF THESE DISTORTED SEAL RINGS WAS FOUND ON THE CABIN FLOOR NEAR THE LANDING GEAR HANDCRANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.