Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 N107MW

Summary

On 12 November 1985 at about 00:35 local time, a Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 registered N107MW was involved in an accident near Birmingham, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 November 1985 at 00:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Birmingham Municipal (BHM)

Coordinates

33.5693, -86.7092

Aircraft

Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600

Registration

N107MW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mobile → Birmingham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL86FKG05

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 LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A LOSS OF CONTROL ON LANDING. THE PLT REPORTED THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN PREMATURELY DURING THE FLARE AND IT CONTACTED THE LIP OF THE RWY AT THE APCH END. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED, ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AND THE ACFT TRAVELED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY COLLAPSING THE LEFT GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.