ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377540
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Date: | Saturday 16 March 1985 |
Time: | 11:46 LT |
Type: | Cessna 411 |
Owner/operator: | M &m Flying Service, Inc. |
Registration: | N213CM |
MSN: | 411-0015 |
Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3408 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL GTISO-520-C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Mobile, AL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Gulfport, AL (KGPT) |
Destination airport: | Andalusia, AL (79J) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A TTL ELECTRICAL FAILURE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE PLT DESCENDED AND FLEW BELOW LOW CEILINGS UNTIL AND ARPT WAS FOUND. ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WITH THE EMERG HAND CRANK FAILED. LOW ON FUEL, HE LANDED WITH GEAR UP. THE PLT SELECTED GRASS AREA BESIDE THE RWY TO LAND. DURING THE LANDING THE ACFT CONTACTED A CONCRETE POST WHICH WAS OBSCURED BY TALL GRASS. DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED WITH THE EMERG HAND CRANK. THE ONLY ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILURE FOUND WAS A CORRODED MASTER BATTERY SOLENOID.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL85LA120 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL85LA120
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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