Miller John SKYBOLT N919JM
28 July 1994 · Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 July 1994 at about 14:17 local time, a Miller John SKYBOLT registered N919JM was involved in an accident near Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States. One person was 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 14:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Muscle Shoals (MSL)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Miller John SKYBOLT
- Registration
- N919JM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mobile → Oskosh
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL94LA149
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The fatigue failure of the main landing gear strut that resulted in a loss of control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE GEAR STRUT WAS FRACTURED, AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE FRACTURE SURFACE REVEALED A RADIAL AREA ABOUT 3/8 TO 1/2 INCH IN SIZE, THAT WAS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THE HOMOGENOUS, FINE, GRAY GRANULAR APPEARANCE OF THE REMAINDER OF THE FRACTURE. THE OUTER 1/32 INCH OF THE DIFFERENT APPEARING AREA WAS DISCOLORED BLACK, WHICH REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF A PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED FRACTURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 1994 | Mooney M20J | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1994 | Cessna 150 | Hazel Green, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1994 | Grumman G-164B | Ozark, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1994 | Cessna T210N | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | Civil Air Patrol | Unknown | - |
| 23 Apr 1994 | Cessna 182J | Athens, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 May 1994 | Piper PA-24-250 | Foley, Alabama, United States | Lowdermilk, Stephen M. | Minor injuries | - |