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ATL84LA224

1984-07-19 · NO.MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CRE

N4E has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CIRRUS DESIGN SR22T, built 2016), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHEN THE PLT EXTENDED THE GEAR, THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER (C/B) POPPED. HE RESET THE C/B & AFTER A COOL DOWN PERIOD ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AGAIN, BUT WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE PLT WAS NOT ABLE TO EXTEND THE GEAR FULLY DOWN & LOCKED WITH THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM. THE ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED & THE GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAM REVEALED THAT SEVERAL P/N 5201KD BEARINGS WERE BROKEN & HAD BECOME JAMMED BETWEEN THE WORM GEAR & THE GEAR BOX HOUSING OF THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATING SYSTEM. THERE WAS LITTLE GEAR LUBRICANT IN THE ACTUATOR. THE ACTUATOR HAD BEEN OPERATED 4,538 HRS SINCE NEW & HAD NOT BEEN OVERHAULED. THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED OVERHAUL PERIOD IS 2,000 HRS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84LA224.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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