Cessna 500 N814ER
1 February 2006 · Burnsville, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 February 2006 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 500 registered N814ER was involved in an accident near Burnsville, North Carolina, United States. 4 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 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burnsville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mountain Air (2NC0)
- Coordinates
- 35.8700, -82.3472
- Aircraft
- Cessna 500
- Registration
- N814ER
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Asheville → Greensboro
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL06LA041
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude that led to an undershoot and the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The right main landing gear collapsed on landing. According to the flight crew, after departure they preceded to Mountain Air Airport, where they performed a "touch-and-go" landing. Upon raising the landing gear following the touch-and-go landing, they got an "unsafe gear" light. The crew stated they cycled the gear back down and got a "three green" normal indication. They cycled the gear back up and again got the "gear unsafe" light. They diverted to Greensboro, North Carolina, and upon landing in Greensboro the airplane's right main landing gear collapsed. After the accident, gear parts from the accident airplane were discovered on the runway at Mountain Air Airport. Metallurgical examination of the landing gear components revealed fractures consistent with overstress separation and there was no evidence of fatigue. Examination of the runway at Mountain Air Airport by an FAA Inspector showed evidence the accident airplane had touched down short of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2005 | Cessna 500 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Mar 2007 | Cessna 500 | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | Air Trek Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2005 | Cessna 500 | Caracas, Venezuela | Air Global | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 2007 | Cessna 500 | Conway, Arkansas, United States | IHR Adminstrative Services, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Mar 2008 | Cessna 500 | Farnborough, Ke, United Kingdom | Relton Mews Air Limited | Fatal | 5 |
| 4 Mar 2008 | Cessna 500 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | Interstate Helicopters Inc | Fatal | 5 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2006 | Beechcraft C90A | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | Carolina Air Charter, Inv | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2006 | Cessna 182T | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States | Thomas Allen Lyndon | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Oct 2006 | Cessna A188B | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | William James Brinkley | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Bombardier F86 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | Silas W. Fuller | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Sep 2006 | Brown Floyd L CHRISTEN EAGLE II | Topsail Beach, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2006 | Cirrus SR22 | Statesville, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |