NONE · Universal D-16 · 1997-09-25 · HOWELL, MI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI97LA301
Event ID
20001208X08821
Type
Accident
Date
1997-09-25
Location
HOWELL, MI, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Universal
Model
D-16
Registration
N110N
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the emergency landing gear extension system being impeded by flap extension. Factors contributing to this accident are the instructor pilot's intentional feathering of the airplane's left propeller, the instructor pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane, and insufficient information provided in the pilot's operating handbook warning the operator that extending flaps during emergency gear extension will interrupt hydraulic pressure to the system.