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FAA incident report · Beech 200BEECH · Denton, TX · August 2, 2002

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Date
August 2, 2002 · 18:30 local
Place
Denton, TX
Airport
Denton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N376RC
Reported as
Beech 200BEECH
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,501 total935 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N376RCRegistration cancelled Aug 20, 2019 · Beech 200S/N BB-376 · Built 1978Airframe modelBeech 200Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On 08/02/02 at approximately 1816 hours CDT Beechcraft kingair aircraft BE-200, N376RC, departed Denton airport (dto) enroute to shreveport, LA. On take off the pilot noted that both generator inoperative caution lights were illuminated and, after unsuccessfully attempting to regain generator power, returned to dto. The pilot took actions he deemed necessary and appropriate to ensure the landing gear was safely extended, then landed on runway 17. The left gear collapsed almost immediately on landing. The left propeller struck the pavement under power. There was no post-crash fire. Pilot did not follow published abnormal procedure. Post incident (post-crash) maintenance examination revealed the following: that the right main landing gear was not locked; the emergency gear extension handle had not been deployed; the landing gear emergency extension system was pumped 8 1/2 times before encountering resistance, I.e., full down; the landing gear handle transit lights and the landing gear down lights illuminated properly; the only circuit breaker pulled or popped was the landing gear warning horn cb and the air conditioning system was in the auto position and operational when battery power.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 08/02/02 AT APPROXIMATELY 1816 HOURS CDT BEECHCRAFT KINGAIR AIRCRAFT BE-200, N376RC, DEPARTED DENTON AIRPORT (DTO) ENROUTE TO SHREVEPORT, LA. ON TAKE OFF THE PILOT NOTED THAT BOTH GENERATOR INOPERATIVE CAUTION LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND, AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN GENERATOR POWER, RETURNED TO DTO. THE PILOT TOOK ACTIONS HE DEEMED NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE TO ENSURE THE LANDING GEAR WAS SAFELY EXTENDED, THEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 17. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ON LANDING. THE LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT UNDER POWER. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW PUBLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE. POST INCIDENT (POST-CRASH) MAINTENANCE EXAMINATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED; THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE HAD NOT BEEN DEPLOYED; THE LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS PUMPED 8 1/2 TIMES BEFORE ENCOUNTERING RESISTANCE, I.E., FULL DOWN; THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TRANSIT LIGHTS AND THE LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PROPERLY; THE ONLY CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED OR POPPED WAS THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN CB AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS IN THE AUTO POSITION AND OPERATIONAL WHEN BATTERY POWER.