37.2710° N, 79.9414° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 31, 1985 · 19:25 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Roanoke Municipal Woodrum
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N845MC
Reported as
Beech E90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Gear collapsed on landing. It was determined that pilot made previous hard landing causing damage to gear.
As the FAA filed it
GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PILOT MADE PREVIOUS HARD LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO GEAR.