What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On August 29, 2002, at 1730 eastern daylight time, a Beech 1900B, registered to Gulfstream international aviation and operated by Continental connection experienced a main landing gear failure during landing roll at Tampa International Airport, Tampa. The scheduled flight was operated under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 121 with an instrument flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained minor damage; the air transport pilots were not injured nor were the thirteen passengers. The flight departed ft. lauderdale airport, ft. lauderdale, Florida, at 1445. According to the pilot, as the airplane decelerated to 40 knots during the landing rollout he felt a vibration in the airframe. As the airplane continued to slow down the airplane began to pull to the left. The flight crew stopped the airplane on the runway. When during the post-flight examination of the airplane the pilot discovered that the left main landing gear had turned 90 degrees to the left. The examination also revealed a fracture in the left main landing gear socket. (-23) on August 29, 2002, at 17:45, a BE-1900D, N81533, operated by Gulfstream international, flight 9451, left main wheels turned 90 degrees during landing roll out at Tampa airport. The 13 passengers and two crew were not injured during the evacuation on the runway. Visual meteorological operation were prevailing and the aircraft was under a flight plan with the assigned number GFT9451. The flight originated at fort lauderdale, Florida, on August 29, 2002, at 1630 hours.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 29, 2002, AT 1730 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 1900B, REGISTERED TO GULFSTREAM INTERNATIONAL AVIATION AND OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL CONNECTION EXPERIENCED A MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILURE DURING LANDING ROLL AT TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TAMPA. THE SCHEDULED FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 121 WITH AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE; THE AIR TRANSPORT PILOTS WERE NOT INJURED NOR WERE THE THIRTEEN PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FT. LAUDERDALE AIRPORT, FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, AT 1445. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AS THE AIRPLANE DECELERATED TO 40 KNOTS DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT HE FELT A VIBRATION IN THE AIRFRAME. AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT. THE FLIGHT CREW STOPPED THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. WHEN DURING THE POST-FLIGHT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE EXAMINATION ALSO REVEALED A FRACTURE IN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SOCKET. (-23) ON AUGUST 29, 2002, AT 17:45, A BE-1900D, N81533, OPERATED BY GULFSTREAM INTERNATIONAL, FLIGHT 9451, LEFT MAIN WHEELS TURNED 90 DEGREES DURING LANDING ROLL OUT AT TAMPA AIRPORT. THE 13 PASSENGERS AND TWO CREW WERE NOT INJURED DURING THE EVACUATION ON THE RUNWAY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL OPERATION WERE PREVAILING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER A FLIGHT PLAN WITH THE ASSIGNED NUMBER GFT9451. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, ON AUGUST 29, 2002, AT 1630 HOURS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.