Accident Globe GC1-B N90379,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371069
 
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Date:Sunday 22 May 1988
Time:13:49 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic GC1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Globe GC1-B
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N90379
MSN: 393
Total airframe hrs:1471 hours
Engine model:FRANKLIN CAS-350-A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Miami, FL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:(KTMB)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
HYDRAULIC MOTOR ACTIVATED LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. THE PILOT BELIEVING THIS TO INDICATE A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION SLOWED THE ACFT AND EXTENDED THE GEAR. A GEAR DOWN INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. HOWEVER, THE HYDRAULIC MOTOR ACTIVATED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WHILE CONTINUING TO TROUBLESHOOT WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND LOST POWER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD THE HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK BRUSH AND GROUNDLOOPED. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE TAIL WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE CAUSE OF THE HYDRAULIC MOTOR ACTIVATED LIGHT ILLUMINATION WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE PILOT DID NOT PULL THE HYDRAULIC MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA88LA175
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA88LA175

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
9 April 1992 N90379 D'arcy, John J. 2 Miami, FL w/o

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