What happened
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Narrative: mechanical/electrical failure of landing gear extension system. On January 17, 1994, at about 4:20 am standard time, a Beech 18, N100VE, operated by viking express, inc., west chicago, Illinois, and piloted by commercial pilot andrew w. ferguson, experienced total collapse of its main landing gear after touchdown on runway 29R at Minneapolis-st. Paul international airport. The pilot had alerted ATC that he could not get a satisfactory landing gear extension, and after several attempts, achieved gear down with a manual visually confirmed landing gear extension during a fly-by. As the aircraft landed and the weight of the aircraft transferred to the landing gear, immediate collapse occurred, damaging all propeller blades, lower cowlings, one propeller spinner, fuselage skin and several antennae. Carburetor fires on both engines were extinguished immediately by fire fighting men and equipment. There were no passengers and no injuries. Cargo, consisting entirely of newsprint, was removed from the aircraft and the aircraft repositioned off the runway. Visual meterorological conditions prevailed at the time. An IFR flight plan had been filed. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR 135, with an intended destination of Minneapolis-st. Paul interna tional airport. Malfunction or defect reports to follow. This report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM. ON JANUARY 17, 1994, AT ABOUT 4:20 AM STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 18, N100VE, OPERATED BY VIKING EXPRESS, INC., WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND PILOTED BY COMMERCIAL PILOT ANDREW W. FERGUSON, EXPERIENCED TOTAL COLLAPSE OF ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 29R AT MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT HAD ALERTED ATC THAT HE COULD NOT GET A SATISFACTORY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, ACHIEVED GEAR DOWN WITH A MANUAL VISUALLY CONFIRMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION DURING A FLY-BY. AS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT TRANSFERRED TO THE LANDING GEAR, IMMEDIATE COLLAPSE OCCURRED, DAMAGING ALL PROPELLER BLADES, LOWER COWLINGS, ONE PROPELLER SPINNER, FUSELAGE SKIN AND SEVERAL ANTENNAE. CARBURETOR FIRES ON BOTH ENGINES WERE EXTINGUISHED IMMEDIATELY BY FIRE FIGHTING MEN AND EQUIPMENT. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND NO INJURIES. CARGO, CONSISTING ENTIRELY OF NEWSPRINT, WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT REPOSITIONED OFF THE RUNWAY. VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 135, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL INTERNA TIONAL AIRPORT. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORTS TO FOLLOW. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.
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