What happened
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Noise gear retract and unsafe light for landing. Right main folded landing torque tube had failed due fatigue. (.19) on August 31, 1997, at 1740 mountain daylight time, a Beech E-90, N16NM, operating as a lifeguard flight from santa rosa, new Mexico, to Albuquerque, new Mexico, collapsed the right main landing gear during landing roll at Albuquerque. The airline transport pilot, 2 flight nurses, and the patient were not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed for this title 14 CFR part 135 medical flight which departed santa rosa, new Mexico, at 1634. According to preliminary information, when the landing was raised after departure, both the pilot and flight nurse heard a noise from the landing gear that they were not familiar with. When the landing gear was lowered on arrival at Albuquerque, an unsafe right main landing gear indication was present. The pilot secured the right engine, feathered the right propeller, and made a precautionary landing. During landing roll the right main landing gear collapsed. (.4) during initial climb following takeoff from santa rosa on a medical evacuatio n flight, with a patient and 2 flight nurses aboard, the right main landing gear failed to fully retract. Prior to landing at Albuquerque the right main landing gear did not lock in the down position. During landing roll, the right main landing gear collapsed. Examination of the landing gear provided evidence that the retraction/extension torque tube failed in fatigue. (-23) on August 31, 1997, at 1740 mountain daylight time, a Beech E-90, N16NM, operating as a lifeguard flight from santa rosa, new Mexico, to Albuquerque, new Mexico, collapsed the right main landing gear during landing roll at Albuquerque. The airline transport pilot, flight nurse, and patient were not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed for this title 14 CFR part 135 medical flight which departed santa rosa, new Mexico, at 1634.
As the FAA filed it
NOISE GEAR RETRACT AND UNSAFE LIGHT FOR LANDING. RIGHT MAIN FOLDED LANDING TORQUE TUBE HAD FAILED DUE FATIGUE. (.19) ON AUGUST 31, 1997, AT 1740 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH E-90, N16NM, OPERATING AS A LIFEGUARD FLIGHT FROM SANTA ROSA, NEW MEXICO, TO ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING LANDING ROLL AT ALBUQUERQUE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, 2 FLIGHT NURSES, AND THE PATIENT WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 MEDICAL FLIGHT WHICH DEPARTED SANTA ROSA, NEW MEXICO, AT 1634. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, WHEN THE LANDING WAS RAISED AFTER DEPARTURE, BOTH THE PILOT AND FLIGHT NURSE HEARD A NOISE FROM THE LANDING GEAR THAT THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED ON ARRIVAL AT ALBUQUERQUE, AN UNSAFE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION WAS PRESENT. THE PILOT SECURED THE RIGHT ENGINE, FEATHERED THE RIGHT PROPELLER, AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. DURING LANDING ROLL THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. (.4) DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM SANTA ROSA ON A MEDICAL EVACUATIO N FLIGHT, WITH A PATIENT AND 2 FLIGHT NURSES ABOARD, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO FULLY RETRACT. PRIOR TO LANDING AT ALBUQUERQUE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. DURING LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR PROVIDED EVIDENCE THAT THE RETRACTION/EXTENSION TORQUE TUBE FAILED IN FATIGUE. (-23) ON AUGUST 31, 1997, AT 1740 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH E-90, N16NM, OPERATING AS A LIFEGUARD FLIGHT FROM SANTA ROSA, NEW MEXICO, TO ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING LANDING ROLL AT ALBUQUERQUE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, FLIGHT NURSE, AND PATIENT WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 MEDICAL FLIGHT WHICH DEPARTED SANTA ROSA, NEW MEXICO, AT 1634.
NTSB investigation
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