Accident · 1992-09-21

NTSB case MIA92LA189 · CESSNA 210L · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1992-09-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 210L (N2013S)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: FLIGHT EXPRESS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FLIGHT EXPRESS, INC.

Probable cause

UNDETECTED CHAFFING AND GROUNDING OF A WIRE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH WHICH RESULTED IN THE LANDING GEAR BEING SIGNALLED AT ALL TIMES FOR GEAR UP WHEN ELECTRICAL POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE SYSTEM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OVERHEATING OF THE GEAR DOWN SOLENOID WHICH CAUSED IT TO STICK IN THE GEAR UP POSITION AND PREVENTED THE GEAR FROM BEING MANUALLY EXTENDED.

Source: NTSB case MIA92LA189

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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