# Accident 19990606021629A: Namer SNJ4, Belen, NM, June 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1999, 09:00 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Airport: Alexander Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6494° N, 106.7704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6494&lon=-106.7704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99DA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ4
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,943 total, 548 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990606021629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JUNE 6, 1999, AT 0805 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-4, N99DA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS IT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL AT ALEXANDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BELEN, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS LOCAL AREA FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, AT 0730. (.4) DURING LANDING ROLL, IN A 4-KNOT WIND, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO SOFT, SANDY, TERRAIN. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DUG IN AND COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. AN INSPECTION REVEALED A BINDING IN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND BRAKE.                                                                          (-23)ON JUNE 6, 1999, AT 0805 MDT, A NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-4, N99DA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS IT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL AT ALEXANDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BELEN, NEW MEXICO.  THE COMMERICAL PILOT OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS LOCAL AREA FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, AT 0730.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN99LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA098), Jun 6, 1999: North American SNJ-4 (N99DA), Belen, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: Encounter with soft unsuitable terrain when the aircraft departed the side of the runway during landing roll due to binding in the right main landing gear wheel assembly. A factor was the binding in…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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