Allendale County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Allendale, South Carolina 29810
Friday, May 14, 1982 13:20 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT BEFORE LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR INDICATORS SHOWED THAT ALL GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. HOWEVER, ON THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE NOSEWHEEL WAS LOWERED TO THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING, LEFT PROPELLER, AND LEFT ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED. WHEN TESTED, THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION MECHANISM OPERATED NORMALLY. HOWEVER THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE LINK WAS FOUND TO BE IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED. ACCORDING TO A MANUAL FOR THIS AIRCRAFT, THE SIDE BRACE LINK SHOULD REQUIRE 50 LBS TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE LOCKED POSITION. HOWEVER, THE LINK COULD BE MOVED WITH LIGHT FINGER PRESSURE, ESTIMATED LESS THAN 5 LBS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/14/1982
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1320
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City ALLENDALE
Event State SOUTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 29810
Event Date Year 1982
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport ALLENDALE COUNTY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 88J
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 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 6
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
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 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1516
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Dec 18 2002 11:28AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\GIUV
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N1831H
NTSB Number ATL82DA132
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 310
Aircraft Series Identifier 310
Aircraft Serial Number 35931
Certified Max Gross Weight 4830
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class Unknown
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 5
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 32
Airframe Hours 5741
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name BROWNING AVIATION SERVICES
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 453
Aircraft Owner City ALLENDALE
Aircraft Owner State SC
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 29810
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name LONNIE O. BROWNING
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address P.O. BOX 453
Operator City ALLENDALE
Operator State SC
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 29810
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
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 Yes
Departure Airport Code 88J
Departure City ALLENDALE
Departure State SC
Departure Country
Departure Time 1305
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code 88J
Destination City ALLENDALE
Destination State SC
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2002 4:50PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17
Runway Length 3200
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --