Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary SEA83LA091

EVERETT, WA, USA

Aircraft #1

N80649

SWIFT GC-1B

Analysis

THE ACFTS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED AND THE ACFT CAME TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. THE PILOT SAID THAT EVENTHOUGH THE LANDING GEAR LIGHT INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THE RT MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. DURINGAN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND THE LEFT GEAR SHEARED IN OVERLOAD DUE TO FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE PASSENGER SAID THEY WERE IN AN APPROACH STALL WITH A HARD LANDING THAT COLLAPSED THE GEAR.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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