Accident Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II N4445K,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375810
 
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Date:Monday 16 December 1985
Time:14:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PAY2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II
Owner/operator:Holmberg Electronic Corp.
Registration: N4445K
MSN: 790038
Total airframe hrs:2165 hours
Engine model:P&W PT6A-28
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Spartanburg, SC -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Columbia, SC (KCAE)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
DURING LANDING ROLL THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PLT WAS NOT INJURED. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION WHILE THE ACFT WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. A LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE ACFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THE SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. NO PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ATL86LA043
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ATL86LA043

Revision history:

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