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November 30, 2023 · Raytheon Aircraft 400A · N800SD

Atlanta, GA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
November 30, 2023
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Atlanta, GA
Aircraft
Raytheon Aircraft 400A (2000)
Tail Number
N800SD
Operator
Executive Air Services
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ERA24LA056

After a normal landing, the left main landing gear collapsed during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane impacting the runway on its left belly and dragging the left wing about 3,800 ft down the paved surface of the runway before coming to rest. The left wing sustained substantial damage. Postaccident operational testing of the airplane’s landing gear system revealed that the left main landing gear down lock actuator did not provide adequate pressure to lock the landing gear, which allowed the landing gear to retract upon landing. Visual examination of the actuator did not reveal any anomalies, and it was not leaking fluid. No additional examination of the left landing gear actuator was performed.

NTSB Probable Cause

Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Capability exceeded

Full Narrative

On November 30, 2023, at 1318 eastern standard time, a Raytheon Aircraft Company 400A airplane, N800SD, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK), Atlanta, Georgia. The airline transport pilot and a commercial pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. According to the pilots, shortly after being cleared for landing on runway 3R at PDK, they configured the airplane for landing and completed the before-landing checklist. They did not observe any abnormalities; the landing gear position indicator showed three green lights and no red handle, which indicated a safe landing gear configuration. The pilots stated that they made a normal landing in the touchdown zone, but during the first part of the landing roll there was a “violent” left yaw and they lost directional control. The airline transport pilot, who was the pilot flying, used full right rudder deflection and aileron to keep the airplane centered on the runway; simultaneously, the landing gear unsafe horn sounded. The commercial pilot then noticed that the landing gear handle was illuminated red, indicating unsafe gear, and the green light for the left main landing gear had extinguished. The airplane was tilted left with the left wing dragging on the runway, then on the grass, before the airplane came to rest about 3,800 ft down the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the left main landing gear was collapsed, and the airplane had sustained substantial damage to the left outboard wing, flaps, and aileron. During recovery of the airplane, airport personnel lowered the left main landing gear and towed the airplane to a hangar. After recovery of the airplane, an operational test of the landing gear system revealed that the left landing gear actuator did not lock the left landing gear. Visual examination of the left landing gear actuator did not reveal any anomalies, and it was not leaking fluid. After the actuator was replaced with another actuator, the landing gear functioned normally. No additional examination of the accident landing gear actuator was performed.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time13:18 EST
Nearest AirportDekalb-Peachtree (1nm N)
Runway03R
Runway Length6001 ft
Runway Width100 ft
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Flight Plan ActivatedYes
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftRaytheon Aircraft 400A
Tail NumberN800SD
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorExecutive Air Services
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeTurbofan
Engine DetailsPratt & Whitney · JT15D-5 · Turbofan · 2965 | Pratt & Whitney · JT15D-5 · Turbofan · 2965
Seats9

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 21 · First Class · None
Crew 2Age 58 · First Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind210° @ 7 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point55 F / 28 F
Altimeter30.19 inHg
Observation Time12:53
Weather SourceWFAC

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