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October 29, 2002 · Curtiss-Wright CW-46 · N54514

Fairbanks, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
October 29, 2002
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (3 uninjured)
Location
Fairbanks, AK
Aircraft
Curtiss-Wright CW-46
Tail Number
N54514
Operator
Everts Air Cargo
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC03LA012

The pilot reported that he had just completed a maintenance test flight following an engine overhaul, and was taxiing to parking when the right main landing gear collapsed. He said prior to landing, he had an amber gear warning light that meant one of the two locking devices on the right main landing gear was not engaged. A red light would indicate that neither locking device was engaged. The company's procedure allows the pilot to land with an amber light after attempting to ascertain that the gear is down and locked. The pilot said the landing was uneventful, but while taxiing to parking, the right main landing gear slowly collapsed, damaging the right wing.

NTSB Probable Cause

The failure of the right main landing gear locking device to engage, which allowed the right main landing gear to collapse during taxi from landing.

Full Narrative

On October 29, 2002, about 1230 Alaska standard time, a Curtiss-Wright CW-46 airplane, N54514, sustained substantial damage during taxi after landing when its right main landing gear collapsed at the Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by Everts Air Cargo, Fairbanks, as a visual flight rules (VFR) local maintenance test flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. Neither the two pilots, nor the sole passenger, were injured. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on October 30, the director of operations for the operator said the airplane was being test flown due to the replacement of the right (number 2) engine. He said the first pilot reported that after landing, as the airplane turned left to exit the runway, the right main landing gear slowly collapsed. The first pilot said that before landing, the right main landing gear indicator light was amber, which indicates that only one of two gear-down locking devices was engaged. A red light would indicate that neither locking device was engaged. He said according to the operator's manual, landing with an amber light is an approved procedure after the pilot attempts to asertain that the landing gear is down and locked. The director of operations said the airplane had just undergone a major overhaul, and that there were no known mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing during the accident.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time07:30 AKST
Nearest AirportFairbanks International (0nm)
Runway01L
Runway Length11800 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCurtiss-Wright CW-46
Tail NumberN54514
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorEverts Air Cargo
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsPratt & Whitney · R2800 51M1 · Reciprocating · 2000
Seats3

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (3 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured3
Total3
Crew 1Age 56 · First Class · None
Crew 2Age 25 · Second Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind50° @ 3 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingOvercast 20000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point37 C / 30 C
Altimeter29.76 inHg
Observation Time17:53
Weather SourceWFAC

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