Crash location | 45.974723°N, 86.171945°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
Nearest city | Manistique, MI
46.140804°N, 86.183198°W 11.5 miles away |
Tail number | N34360 |
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Accident date | 06 Aug 2006 |
Aircraft type | Meyers Aircraft Co. MAC-145 |
Additional details: | None |
The airplane sustained substantial damage when the left main landing gear collapsed during taxi. The pilot reported, "Started taxi on ramp - gear selector in up position (cause unknown at this time - inadvertent contact?) Left gear folded while in 180 [degree] turn to the right." The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the flight.
The pilot not verifying the landing gear selector position prior to starting the taxi.