Beechcraft E-55 N3644A
3 July 2010 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 July 2010 at about 02:30 local time, a Beechcraft E-55 registered N3644A, operated by Fereydoon Hekmat, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 5 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 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- McCarran International Airport (LAS)
- Coordinates
- 36.0800, -115.1522
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E-55
- Registration
- N3644A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Fereydoon Hekmat
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Monica → Las Vegas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10LA347
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The landing gear collapse for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After extending the landing gear, the pilot confirmed that the green landing gear light was illuminated, which indicated that the landing gear was down and extended. A short time later, a complete electrical failure occurred, and the landing gear collapsed during the landing roll. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the landing gear was partially extended, the main landing gear struts were folded inboard, and the nose landing gear was folded up into the wheel well. All wiring to the landing gear motor, gear indicator and limit switches and control circuits were inspected and exhibited no anomalies. However, during the examination, wiring was found pinched and tangled in the left main landing gear actuating arm. It could not be determined if this wire contributed to the electrical failure or if it caused a possible false activation of the gear limit switches, which then falsely illuminated the landing gear light.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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