Doggett Jack SAMSON N985JD
1 June 2007 · Conroe, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 June 2007 at about 22:45 local time, a Doggett Jack SAMSON registered N985JD, operated by Jack Doggett, was involved in an accident near Conroe, Texas, 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 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Conroe, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Doggett Jack SAMSON
- Registration
- N985JD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jack Doggett
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Conroe → Conroe
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW07CA128
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the main landing gear for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Both main landing gears on a tailwheel-equipped homebuilt airplane collapsed during the landing roll. The 34,000-hour airline transport pilot, who was not the owner, reported that during the landing roll on the 6,000-foot-long, by 150-foot-wide asphalt runway, he began to apply "slight braking pressure." The pilot reported that the single-engine airplane began to "shudder rapidly." The left main landing gear collapsed, and immediately following that, the right main landing gear also collapsed. The radial engine powered airplane came to rest on the centerline of runway 14 and the pilot exited the airplane unassisted without injuries. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector, revealed that the left wing sustained structural damage; however, he was unable to determine the reason for the failure of the landing gear. The winds at the time of the mishap were reported from 140 degrees at 8 knots. **This narrative was modified on September 28, 2007.**
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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