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ATL85IA180

1985-06-05 · CHERRY POINT, North Carolina, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MKT

N1007W has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502, built 1988), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING AN APPCH FOR LDG AT NEW BERN NC, THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO GET THE RIGHT MAIN LDG GEAR TO EXTEND. GROUND OBSERVERS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR WAS PARTIALLY OPEN. THE CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT THE COMMUTER AIR CARRIER FLT. TO MCAS CHERRY POINT WHERE CFR EQUIPMENT WAS AVAILABLE. A SUCCESSFUL WHEELS UP LDG WAS COMPLETED WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGERS. MAIN. HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOORS THE PREV. DAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ATL85IA180.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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