# Accident 20020604015769A: Beech A100, Little Rock, AR, June 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2002, 22:29 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7294° N, 92.2242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7294&lon=-92.2242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N799DD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N799DD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A100 (registry code 1152915, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A100
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020604015769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 4, 2002, AT 2229 CDT, A BEECH BE-100-A100 AIRPLANE, N799DD, S/N B-102, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY MR. CHRISTIAN E. FINKBEINER, OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT LIT AIRPORT. N799DD SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE, LEFT PROP, LOWER ENGINE COWL, SPINNER, LANDING GEAR DOORS, INBOARD AND OUTBOARD LEFT FLAPS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PILOT-RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE TITLE 14, CFR PART 91 PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT. N799DD WAS RECOVERED BY CENTRAL FLYING SERVICE AND WAS TOWED TO OMNI AIR. THE LIT FSDO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A TAPERED PIN, P/N AN386-2-9A WAS NOT INSTALLED IN THE LEFT EXTENSION/RETRACTION TORQUE TUBES. THIS RESULTED IN THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. THIS PIN QUESTION WAS INTIALLY FOUND BY MAINTENANCE DURING RECOVERY AND LEFT IN THE WHEEL WELL AREA FOR FAA INSPECTION. THE SPECIAL WASHER AND MS NUT THAT HOLDS THE TAPERED PIN IN PLACE WAS NOT FOUND AT THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD 56.2 FLIGHT HOURS SINCE A BEECH PHASE 3 AND 4 WAS PERFORMED BY A NON-CERTIFICATED REPAIR FACILITY.

## 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 FTW02LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA172), Jun 5, 2002: Beech BE-100-A100 (N799DD), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the left main landing gear retraction/extension assembly due to a missing lock pin/washer/nut on the clevis of the push/pull gear extension tube that resulted from improper…

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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