Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Ace Airpark Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Anderson, Indiana 46011
Sunday, August 20, 1995 11:40 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SIDEWAYS, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD AND BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES COLLAPSED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT SPEED REACHED 70 - 75 MILES PER HOUR WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE RETARDED THE ENGINE THROTTLES TO IDLE AND APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER CONTROL AND RIGHT WHEEL BRAKE BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD BROKEN INTO TWO PARTS. THE OUTER WHEEL HALF AND THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LANDING GEAR AXLE DUG INTO THE TURF RUNWAY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE OUTER BEARING OF THE WHEEL THAT FAILED HAD SEIZED FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE BOLTS HOLDING THE WHEEL HALVES TOGETHER HAD FAILED.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
seizure of the landing gear wheel bearing and separation of the landing gear outer wheel-half and tire from the aircraft after which directional control of the aircraft by the pilot was not possible.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 8/20/1995 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1140 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | ANDERSON |
| Event State | INDIANA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 46011 |
| Event Date Year | 1995 |
| Event Date Month | 8 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | ACE AIRPARK |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 3AE |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 910 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1045 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 40 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | AID |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 919 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 5 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 2500 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 3 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 31 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 10 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 5 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 12 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 658 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Aug 20 1995 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1507 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 7 2000 4:30PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N8347N |
| NTSB Number | CHI95LA287 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BEECH |
| Aircraft Model | 65-B80 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 65-B80 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | LD-380 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 8800 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Sep 20 1994 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 84 |
| Airframe Hours | 5135 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | T AND M AVIATION, INC. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | RR1, P.O. BOX 170A |
| Aircraft Owner City | LA VERNIA |
| Aircraft Owner State | TX |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 78121 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | SKYDIVE ANDERSON, INC. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | ACE AIRPARK, 7339 SPRAGUE |
| Operator City | ANDERSON |
| Operator State | IN |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 46013 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | 3AE |
| Departure City | |
| Departure State | |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1140 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 27 |
| Runway Length | 3580 |
| Runway Width | 100 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |