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FAA incident report · Beech B200 · Wallops Island, VA · December 14, 1999

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Date
December 14, 1999 · 07:40 local
Place
Wallops Island, VA
Airport
Wallops Flight Facility
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8NA
Reported as
Beech B200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,100 total1,000 in this make and model99 in the last 90 days
N8NARegistered now · Beech B200S/N BB-950 · Built 1981Airframe modelBeech B200Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On December 14, 1999, Beechcraft B200, N8NA, serial number BB-950, owned and operated by national aeronautics and space administration, departed NASA Wallops Island, Virginia, at 06:05 a.m. local on a daily langley research center mission. The aircraft took off on runway 04. At approximately 150 feet AGL, the copilot noted two red lights in the landing gear handle indicating an unsafe gear up condition. The pilot recycled the landing gear to the down position. The nose and right gear indicated down, however the left gear remained unchanged. The crew followed the emergency check list for gear extensions, aborted their intended mission, and exhausted all resources for extension of the left gear to the locked position. The aircraft landed on runway 04 at approximately 07:40 a.m. local, and on roll out the left gear settled back into the wheel well. No injuries were reported, and the crew exited the aircraft without incident. An on scene investigation determined minor damage to the aircraft limited to the left flap, left gear wheel well area, and gear doors. The left propeller was bent at the tips and the left wing tip lower skin was scraped. The left main gear retract actuator was found to be separated from the gear attachment. The investigation is on going to determine the cause of the apparent failure to the landing gear down lock hook. An amended report is anticipated.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 14, 1999, BEECHCRAFT B200, N8NA, SERIAL NUMBER BB-950, OWNED AND OPERATED BY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTED NASA WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA, AT 06:05 A.M. LOCAL ON A DAILY LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER MISSION. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 04. AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL, THE COPILOT NOTED TWO RED LIGHTS IN THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE INDICATING AN UNSAFE GEAR UP CONDITION. THE PILOT RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE NOSE AND RIGHT GEAR INDICATED DOWN, HOWEVER THE LEFT GEAR REMAINED UNCHANGED. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST FOR GEAR EXTENSIONS, ABORTED THEIR INTENDED MISSION, AND EXHAUSTED ALL RESOURCES FOR EXTENSION OF THE LEFT GEAR TO THE LOCKED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 04 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:40 A.M. LOCAL, AND ON ROLL OUT THE LEFT GEAR SETTLED BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND THE CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT LIMITED TO THE LEFT FLAP, LEFT GEAR WHEEL WELL AREA, AND GEAR DOORS. THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS BENT AT THE TIPS AND THE LEFT WING TIP LOWER SKIN WAS SCRAPED. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR WAS FOUND TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE GEAR ATTACHMENT. THE INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE APPARENT FAILURE TO THE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK HOOK. AN AMENDED REPORT IS ANTICIPATED.