Smith AEROSTAR 601 N128AC

Summary

On 8 November 2001 at about 17:45 local time, a Smith AEROSTAR 601 registered N128AC, operated by Name, was involved in an accident near Danville, Illinois, 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.

Date

8 November 2001 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Danville, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Vermilion County (DNV)

Coordinates

40.1510, -87.6703

Aircraft

Smith AEROSTAR 601

Registration

N128AC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Name

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Milwaukee → Danville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA022

Nobody was injured.

The separation of the main landing gear scissor assembly during landing for undetermined reasons, resulting in the directional control of the airplane not being possible.

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

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The airplane veered off of the runway during landing. The pilot reported that during the landing, he heard a loud noise and then the airplane veered off of the runway. Upon inspection, the landing gear scissor assembly was found broken loose from the upper mounting collar on the landing gear strut and the lower strut was rotated about 90 degrees. A request was made that the broken parts be sent to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator for further examination. The parts were not received. No other anomalies were found with the airplane or its systems that could be associated with a pre-impact condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.