# Incident 20010508009509I: Beech 200BEECH, Greeley, CO, May 8, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2001, 13:23 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VQMA
- Location: 40.4392° N, 104.6709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4392&lon=-104.6709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N725MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N725MC-2019-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01IA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01IA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010508009509I

## Narrative

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

(-23)N725MC, A BEECH KING AIR-200, DEPARTED BJC, WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A GRINDING AND CRUNCHING SOUND WHEN HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR TO BE IN A PARTIAL EXTENDED POSITION.  THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND USING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT GXY.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.  INSPECTION INDICATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR JACK SCREW THREADS SEIZED (P/N 50-820208-5).  THE ACTUATOR COMPONENT WAS SHIPPED TO BEECH AIRCRAFT IN WICHITA, KS FOR INSPECTION.

## 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 DEN01IA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01IA108), May 8, 2001: Beech 200 (N725MC), Greeley, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: jamming of the nose landing gear actuator due to improper painting procedures by other maintenance personnel which resulted in a wheels up landing.

## Other reports on N725MC (1)

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

- [Accident 19770926031899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770926031899A), Sep 26, 1977: Beech 76 (N725MC), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. Descended below mda. Lndd bwi ok.

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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