Fairchild SA-266TC N327BA

Summary

On 25 September 1986 at about 01:35 local time, a Fairchild SA-266TC registered N327BA, operated by Britt Airways, was involved in an accident near Galesburg, Illinois, United States. 12 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 September 1986 at 01:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Galesburg, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Galesburg Municipal (GBG)

Coordinates

40.9509, -90.3694

Aircraft

Fairchild SA-266TC

Registration

N327BA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Britt Airways

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Quincy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI86FA235

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

ALL LANDING GEAR ON THE AIRCRAFT PREMATURELY RETRACTED DURING TAKOFF ROTATION. THE CAPTAIN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENT GEAR RETRACTION TESTS REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITHIN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. SA-226 SERIES AIRCRAFT ARE PRONE TO INADVERTENT GEAR RETRACTIONS DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER NEAR THE PILOT'S RIGHT KNEE. IT IS EASY TO ACCIDENTLY MOVE THE LEVER OUT OF THE 'DOWN' DETENT. IN THIS ACCIDENT THE CAPTAIN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF DURING ROTATION AT APPROX 113 KTS. V1 SPEED FOR THIS TAKEOFF WAS 108 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.