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FAA accident report · Beech 65-B80 · Midland, TX · March 10, 2000

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Date
March 10, 2000 · 17:05 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Midland International Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
WX5A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8071R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW00LA095
Reported as
Beech 65B80
Reported engine
Lycoming IGSO540A1D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total8,000 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
N8071RRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2017 · Beech 65-B80S/N LD-420 · Built 1969Airframe modelBeech 65-B80Engine modelLycoming TI0-541 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.4)On March 10, 2000, at 1705 central standard time, a Beech 65-B80 twin-engine airplane, N8071R, was substantially damaged during landing at the Midland International Airport near Midland, Texas. The aircraft was registered to a private individual and operated by western air express, inc., of Midland, Texas. The commercial pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from the Midland International Airport, about 5 minutes prior to the accident. The pilot reported that during takeoff roll on runway 34L, at 80 knots, he felt some vibration and the airplane started to veer right. He straightened the airplane and elected to continue with the takeoff since it was questionable whether he could stop the airplane "without crashing at the departure end of the runway." The pilot flew by the control tower, and the tower operator advised the pilot that the right main landing gear appeared to be "abnormal." The pilot was cleared to land on runway 28, and as the airplane touched down, the right main landing gear collapsed. An FAA inspector reported that an examination of the aircraft revealed that the tread on the right main landing gear tire had separated, and the right main landing gear mounting structure was "torn loose" from the wing. (-23) pilot reported that at approximately 80 knots on the take off, the aircraft began to shudder. Pilot stated that he knew that the right tire was coming apart because the aircraft began to veer right. Rather than go off the runway, he elected to get the aircraft airborne. During flyby, tower indicated that the right landing gear looked abnormal. Aircraft was cleared to land. During landing touchdown, right main gear collapsed and aircraft veered to north edge of runway before coming to rest. Three passenger exited aircraft with no injuries. This aircraft was just involved in another gear up landing involving the right main gear within the last 60 days.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)ON MARCH 10, 2000, AT 1705 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 65-B80 TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N8071R, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT THE MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR MIDLAND, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY WESTERN AIR EXPRESS, INC., OF MIDLAND, TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ABOUT 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 34L, AT 80 KNOTS, HE FELT SOME VIBRATION AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO VEER RIGHT. HE STRAIGHTENED THE AIRPLANE AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THE TAKEOFF SINCE IT WAS QUESTIONABLE WHETHER HE COULD STOP THE AIRPLANE "WITHOUT CRASHING AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY." THE PILOT FLEW BY THE CONTROL TOWER, AND THE TOWER OPERATOR ADVISED THE PILOT THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE "ABNORMAL." THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28, AND AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AN FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE HAD SEPARATED, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR MOUNTING STRUCTURE WAS "TORN LOOSE" FROM THE WING. (-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 80 KNOTS ON THE TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHUDDER. PILOT STATED THAT HE KNEW THAT THE RIGHT TIRE WAS COMING APART BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER RIGHT. RATHER THAN GO OFF THE RUNWAY, HE ELECTED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE. DURING FLYBY, TOWER INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR LOOKED ABNORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND. DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN, RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT VEERED TO NORTH EDGE OF RUNWAY BEFORE COMING TO REST. THREE PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS JUST INVOLVED IN ANOTHER GEAR UP LANDING INVOLVING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WITHIN THE LAST 60 DAYS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW00LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMidland, TXThe separation of the right main landing gear tire tread which resulted in damage to the right main landing gear mounting structure.Mar 10, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8071R · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19991115046839AMidland, TX(-23)This commerical pilot was operating under 14 CFR part 135 on a cargo flight in visual meteorological conditions. During his takeoff roll a deer ran across the runway in his path. The pilot initiated the rotation early to avoid hitting the deer without…Nov 15, 1999 · No damage