What happened
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Springdale air service cargo acft landing gear collapsed on take-off, and the acft skidded down the rwy and sustained substantial damage, no injuries were reported to the 2 crewmembers, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) on August 6, 1999, at 06:12 Mr. Mark myers, a commercial pilot was attempting a departure at fsm in a Beech 18 registered to springdale air service in springdale, Arkansas. At approximately 70-75 mph or just prior to rotation, the main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded down rwy 7 causing minor damage to the bottom of the aircraft. The propellers were destroyed. There were no injuries to the pilot or his first officer. Subsequent troubleshooting and multiple functional checks of the landing gear were unable to identify any discrepancy or abnormal condition present in the landing gear system.
As the FAA filed it
SPRINGDALE AIR SERVICE CARGO ACFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKE-OFF, AND THE ACFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RWY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE 2 CREWMEMBERS, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON AUGUST 6, 1999, AT 06:12 MR. MARK MYERS, A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A DEPARTURE AT FSM IN A BEECH 18 REGISTERED TO SPRINGDALE AIR SERVICE IN SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS. AT APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH OR JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN RWY 7 CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLERS WERE DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS FIRST OFFICER. SUBSEQUENT TROUBLESHOOTING AND MULTIPLE FUNCTIONAL CHECKS OF THE LANDING GEAR WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY DISCREPANCY OR ABNORMAL CONDITION PRESENT IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.
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