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FAA incident report · Beech 2000 · Ft Myers, FL · June 19, 2002

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Date
June 19, 2002 · 17:44 local
Place
Ft Myers, FL
Airport
Page Field
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N786BP
Reported as
Beech 2000
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N786BPRegistration cancelled May 10, 2005 · Beech 2000S/N NC-28 · Built 1992Airframe modelBeech 2000Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On June 19, 2002, at 1744 hours EDT, a Beech starship 2000, N786BP, registered to 86 bp, inc, experienced the loss of a main landing gear wheel while on a part 91 flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained no damage and the airline transport-rated pilot and his instructor were not injured. The flight originated at fort Myers, Florida at approximately 1740 hours. The aircraft had made two full stop landings at fort Myers, Florida (fmy) and on the third takeoff the tower advised the crew that they had lost a wheel/tire assembly. The aircraft landed without incident. The wheel bearings had disintegrated in the right inboard wheel assembly (#3), allowing the wheel to move inboard over the retaining nut and depart the aircraft. Inspection of the other three main wheels revealed that the bearing races in #1 wheel had been overheated and were turning blue. The races in #4 wheel showed signs of spalling. The races in the #2 wheel appeared normal. The Beech service information requires a bearing lubrication interval of 100 hours. The subject bearings were inspected and lubricated 71 hours prior to failure. #3 wheel bearing total time in service was 346 hours and 25 months.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 19, 2002, AT 1744 HOURS EDT, A BEECH STARSHIP 2000, N786BP, REGISTERED TO 86 BP, INC, EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF A MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WHILE ON A PART 91 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FORT MYERS, FLORIDA AT APPROXIMATELY 1740 HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MADE TWO FULL STOP LANDINGS AT FORT MYERS, FLORIDA (FMY) AND ON THE THIRD TAKEOFF THE TOWER ADVISED THE CREW THAT THEY HAD LOST A WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAD DISINTEGRATED IN THE RIGHT INBOARD WHEEL ASSEMBLY (#3), ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO MOVE INBOARD OVER THE RETAINING NUT AND DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF THE OTHER THREE MAIN WHEELS REVEALED THAT THE BEARING RACES IN #1 WHEEL HAD BEEN OVERHEATED AND WERE TURNING BLUE. THE RACES IN #4 WHEEL SHOWED SIGNS OF SPALLING. THE RACES IN THE #2 WHEEL APPEARED NORMAL. THE BEECH SERVICE INFORMATION REQUIRES A BEARING LUBRICATION INTERVAL OF 100 HOURS. THE SUBJECT BEARINGS WERE INSPECTED AND LUBRICATED 71 HOURS PRIOR TO FAILURE. #3 WHEEL BEARING TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE WAS 346 HOURS AND 25 MONTHS.