Herlong Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Jacksonville, Florida 32210
Tuesady, March 25, 1986 16:45 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

AFTER DEPARTURE PLT SELECTED LANDING GEAR UP AND DID NOT RECEIVE A GEAR UP INDICATION. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT FLEW UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR WERE UP AND THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED. WHEN ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION WERE UNSUCCESSFUL THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN THIS CONFIGUARTION. POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A SECONDARY RELIEF VALVE IN THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK WAS BEING HELD OPEN BY CONTAMINATION ALLOWING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO BY PASS THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATORS. THE LOGBOOK RECORDS FOR THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK HAD EVER BEEN OVERHAULED OR THAT A MODIFICATION TO REMOVE THE SECONDARY RELIEF VALVE HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/25/1986
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1645
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City JACKSONVILLE
Event State FLORIDA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 32210
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport HERLONG
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 23J
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 87
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1650 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 90
Weather Observation Facility ID CRG
Elevation of weather observation facility 41
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 15
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 8000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 4000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 20
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 15
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 50
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 0
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 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 296
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Mar 26 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 830
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 30501
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4916U
NTSB Number MIA86LA104
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 CESSNA
Aircraft Model 210E
Aircraft Series Identifier 210E
Aircraft Serial Number 21058616
Certified Max Gross Weight 3100
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 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 6 1985 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 85
Airframe Hours 1726
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CHARLES B. WRIGHT INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 6829 MONTROSE AVE. N.
Aircraft Owner City JACKSONVILLE
Aircraft Owner State FL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 32210
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
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) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code CRG
Departure City JACKSONVILLE
Departure State FL
Departure Country
Departure Time 1500
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 11
Runway Length 4000
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --