Aviation Crash Map

Aerospatiale TB-20 N2824F

25 May 1992 · Groveland, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 May 1992 at about 21:00 local time, a Aerospatiale TB-20 registered N2824F, operated by Paul James, was involved in an accident near Groveland, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Groveland, California, United States
Nearest airport
Groveland (Q68)
Coordinates
37.8509, -120.0093
Aircraft
Aerospatiale TB-20
Registration
N2824F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Paul James
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Monterey → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX92LA223

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT PLACEMENT OF THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR IN THE UP POSITION DURING THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE LANDING ROLLOUT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT APPROACHING THE DESTINATION AIRPORT HE EXTENDED THE WING FLAPS, LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND OBSERVED THREE GREEN GEAR LIGHTS. THE AIRPLANE 'FLOATED' OVER THE 3640-FOOT LONG RUNWAY AND INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN 800 TO 900 FEET BEYOND THE THRESHOLD. THEREAFTER, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED, THE WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY'S SURFACE AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED INTO A DITCH. DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE, THE WING FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT DURING ROLLOUT THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR WAS ACTIVATED WHILE SOME WEIGHT WAS ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THIS RESULTED IN A BENDING OF THE LEFT GEAR ACTUATOR ARM AND THE PARTIAL RETRACTION OF THE RIGHT GEAR. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND GROUND IMPACT DAMAGED AND RETRACTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Aerospatiale TB-20 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
6 Dec 1995 Aerospatiale TB-20
N33AS
Meridian, Mississippi, United States - Fatal 3
25 Sep 1988 Aerospatiale TB-20
N31TB
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
Walker, Karl C. No injuries -
5 Nov 1988 Aerospatiale TB-20
N94TB
Yucca Valley, California, United States - No injuries -
18 Jan 1997 Aerospatiale TB-20
N2803A
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
10 Aug 1997 Aerospatiale TB-20
N577JL
Borrego, California, United States Van Nuys Flight Center, Inc. No injuries -

All 6 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
22 Feb 1992 Piper PA-28R-201T
N9343C
Ludlow, California, United States Higgins, Melvin W & Jean Minor injuries -
22 Feb 1992 Beechcraft C-23
N2169W
Fullerton, California, United States
no coordinates
Eldon R. Howe No injuries -
23 Feb 1992 Cessna 150
N126NK
San Jose, California, United States Veda Corporation Minor injuries -
23 Feb 1992 Cessna 182N
N8948G
San Ardo, California, United States Soil Service, Inc. No injuries -
25 Feb 1992 Grumman G-164B
N3633C
Dixon, California, United States Sunrise Duster, Inc. No injuries -
25 Feb 1992 Bellanca 7ECA
N4193Y
Apple Valley, California, United States Chester Waite Serious injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States