Beechcraft A-90 N601TA

Summary

On 12 October 1987 at about 04:11 local time, a Beechcraft A-90 registered N601TA, operated by Executive FLT. Management, was involved in an accident near Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 7 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 October 1987 at 04:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Ft Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL)

Coordinates

26.1892, -80.1693

Aircraft

Beechcraft A-90

Registration

N601TA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Executive FLT. Management

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Chattanooga

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA88LA010

1 person was seriously 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

AFTER THE PLT PLACED THE MASTER SWITCH ON TO START THE ENGINES THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. HE STATED THAT THE PASSENGER, IN THE CO-PLT SEAT, BUMPED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE INTO THE UP POSITION. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT HE DID NOT. INSP OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION & THAT THE RT GEAR SAFETY SWITCH FAILED INTERNALLY. FAILURE OF THE SWITCH WILL NOT CAUSE THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE UNLESS THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IS PLACED IN THE UP POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IS DESIGNED SO THAT IT MUST BE PULLED OUT THEN PUSHED UP TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO WHO PLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE UP PRIOR TO TURNING ON THE MASTER SWITCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.